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Gustave Whitehead was born Gustave Alvin Weisskopf on January 1st, 1874, in Leuterhausen, Bavaria, Germany. Growing up in the era of Otto Lilienthal, the German glider pioneer, young Weisskopf became obsessed with the idea of flying. His Bavarian schoolmates in Hochst am Main called him "The Flyer," for his experiments with tissue paper parachutes.
Feb 14, 2015 · Gustave Whitehead and Powered Glider Flights. And finally, in 1903, Gustave Whitehead claimed to have made several successful glider flights. They were detailed in article that ran in Scientific American on 19 Septmeber 1903. Whitehead, piloting a triplane glider, was towed against the wind by an assistant, using ropes.
Jun 22, 2017 · Eight and a half decades earlier on Aug. 18, 1901, the Bridgeport Sunday Herald ran a detailed but disputed article reporting the flight of the original No. 21, invented by Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant from Leutershausen, Bavaria. The flight by Whitehead would predate the Wright brothers’ Kitty Hawk flight of 1903 by two years.
CT State Library – Gustave Whitehead Research Collection (Manuscript Collections, under G and W) Gustave Whitehead Research Collection, 1901-2014 (RG 069:171) Gustave Whitehead (1874-1927) was an early aviation pioneer who invented gliders, airplanes, and helicopters from 1896-1911.
Apr 1, 2024 · Gustave Whitehead (1874-1927) was an early aviation pioneer who invented gliders, airplanes, and helicopters from 1896-1911. Connecticut General Statute § 10-29a (19) recognizes Whitehead’s contribution to aviation by requiring the Governor to annually proclaim “Powered Flight Day to honor the first powered flight by Gustave Whitehead and ...
Apr 17, 2015 · Gustave Whitehead and his daughter beside the contraption he called Plane No. 22. Some aviation enthusiasts believe Mr. Whitehead flew a different aircraft, Plane No. 21, on Aug. 14, 1901, about ...
Dec 13, 2016 · A full-page article on page five of the August 18, 1901, edition of the Bridgeport Sunday Herald reported that four days earlier a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead had flown a distance of ...
