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Mar 21, 2024 · Richard Pearse lived in the South Island of New Zealand and experimented with constructing flying machines. The story goes that Richard Pearse made the first heavier-than-air flight 8 months earlier than the Wright brothers' first flight in the Wright Flyer with his homemade bicycle-influenced aircraft.
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The term Kiwi ingenuity might have been coined for Richard Pearse. While other would-be aviators were yet to leave the ground, he assembled a machine capable of taking to the air using little more than bits and pieces from around his farm. However, he saw the honours for achieving powered flight go to the Wright brothers, while his efforts were ridiculed and his patents ignored.
Jan 9, 2019 · But many believe that New Zealander Richard Pearse was the first person to fly, as early as 31 March 1902, more than 18 months before the Wright brothers. Later, witnesses reported that Pearse ...
Debate still rages in some circles as to whether Aotearoa New Zealand's pioneer aviator Richard Pearse beat the Wright brothers to be the first to fly. But whatever the truth of the matter, there is no denying the incredible ingenuity and foresight displayed in Pearse's inventions such as the Utility Plane in MOTAT's collection, soon to go on display.
Richard Pearce is a 6-3, 285-pound Offensive Guard from Hueytown, AL.
