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Gustave Albin Whitehead (born Gustav Albin Weisskopf; 1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the United States where he designed and built gliders, flying machines, and engines between 1897 and 1915.
- Claimed flights 1901–1902
- 10 October 1927 (aged 53), Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
- Louise Tuba Whitehead
"The myth of Gustave Whitehead having made a power flight in 1901 was founded upon the story which appeared in the Bridgeport Herald of August 18, 1901…The Herald represented that just four persons were present on the occasion – Gustave Whitehead, Andrew Cellie and James Dickie, his two partners in the flying machine, and a representative ...
Apr 6, 2013 · Gustave Whitehead (1874-1927), a native of Leutershausen, Bavaria, who immigrated to the United States, probably in 1894, claimed to have made a sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine on August 14, 1901, two years before the Wright brothers.
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Dec 17, 2021 · Gustave Whitehead and the First-Flight Controversy. Long-festering intrigues surface as a group challenges the first-flight claims of the Wright brothers, contending that Gustave Whitehead beat them to the punch. by Frank Delear 6/12/2012. Share This Article.
Jul 8, 2014 · July 8, 2014. 16 min read. Scientific American Debunks Claim Gustave Whitehead Was "First in Flight" It has been claimed (yet again) that Gustave Whitehead flew a powered, controlled...
Gustave Albin Whitehead (born Gustav Albin Weisskopf; 1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the United States where he designed and built gliders, flying machines, and engines between 1897 and 1915.
Mar 19, 2013 · Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who lived in Bridgeport, Conn., was the first to fly a plane, according to one expert who examined a photo recently unearthed in a Bavarian museum. This...
