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2. nzhistory.govt.nz › culture › richard-pearseRichard Pearse - Richard Pearse | NZHistory, New Zealand ...

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   Richard Pearse (1877–1953) was a New Zealand inventor who patented a bicycle and a monoplane with innovative features. He made several attempts at powered flight from 1903 to 1906, but did not achieve sustained or controlled flight.

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   Dec 8, 2000 · Learn about Richard Pearse, a self-taught New Zealand farmer who built and flew a monoplane in 1903, possibly before the Wright Brothers. Discover his childhood dream, his inventions, his reclusive lifestyle and his legacy.

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   Mar 21, 2024 · Richard Pearse lived from 1877 to 1953. He made a number of inventions - mostly farm machinery. His first patented invention was a new bicycle in 1902, but his dream was to fly - not to cycle.

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   Who was Richard Pearse?

   • Richard Pearse: “Mad Pearse”, “Bamboo Dick”, self-taught inventor, prophetic designer, trail blazing aviator and eccentric visionary. On or about 31st March 1903 a reclusive New Zealand farmer Richard Pearse climbed into a self-built monoplane and flew for about 140 metres before crashing into a gorse hedge on his Waitohi property .

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   What did Richard Pearse invent?

   • Richard Pearse: Richard Pearse lived from 1877 to 1953. He made a number of inventions - mostly farm machinery. His first patented invention was a new bicycle in 1902, but his dream was to fly - not to cycle. Evidence shows that the young man had been working on powered flight ideas since 1899.

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   How long did Richard Pearse live?

   • Richard Pearse lived from 1877 to 1953. He made a number of inventions - mostly farm machinery. His first patented invention was a new bicycle in 1902, but his dream was to fly - not to cycle. Evidence shows that the young man had been working on powered flight ideas since 1899. He had built his first two-cylinder petrol engine by 1902.

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   Was Richard Pearse obsessed with flying?

   • As a schoolboy, Richard Pearse was obsessed with the idea of flying. He is reported to have read everything he could find about flight and related subjects, to the detriment of his school work, and to have built models of planes and a string-pull helicopter.

   Richard Pearse : New Zealand Pioneer Aviator (1877 - 1953)

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   1.31M subscribers. 70K views 4 years ago #thehistoryguy #newzealand #aviation. ...more. A contemporary of the Wright brothers, Richard Pearse's innovations in aviation were ahead of their...

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8. www.ctie.monash.edu.au › hargrave › pearse1Richard Pearse : New Zealand Pioneer Aviator (1877 - 1953)

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   Learn about Richard Pearse, who made the first powered flight in 1902, using ailerons and a tricycle landing gear. Discover his achievements, inventions, and challenges in this tribute by Bill Sherwood.

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10. www.themoviedb.org › person › 73496-richard-pearceRichard Pearce — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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    Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943 in San Diego, California) is an American film director and producer. He prepped at St. Paul's School and then earned a B.A., English from Yale University in the Class of 1965. While in college, he was a guitarist for, and a leader of, the Augmented Seven, a singing group that featured three guitarists.

11. www.nzgeo.com › stories › the-birdman-of-upper-waitohiThe birdman of Upper Waitohi | New Zealand Geographic

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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 […]