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Gustave Whitehead

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Possible first powered manned flight (1874-1927)

GermanyScientistsLived 1874 to 1927 · aged 53
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Gustave Albin Whitehead was a German-American aviation pioneer. Between 1897 and 1915, he designed and built gliders, flying machines, and engines.

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Gustave Whitehead with an early engineGustave Whitehead with an early engineIllustration published in the Bridgeport HeraldIllustration published in the Bridgeport HeraldJunius Harworth said that as a boy he saw Whitehead fly on 14 August 1901.Junius Harworth said that as a boy he saw Whitehead fly on 14 August 1901.The No. 21 aircraft. Whitehead sits beside it with daughter Rose in his lap; others in the photo are not identified. A pressure-type engine rests on the ground in front of the group.The No. 21 aircraft. Whitehead sits beside it with daughter Rose in his lap; others in the photo are not identified. A pressure-type engine rests on the ground in front of the group.Whitehead piloting his glider of 1903[31]Whitehead piloting his glider of 1903[31]Whitehead's Albatros-type glider, c. 1905-1906Whitehead's Albatros-type glider, c. 1905-1906Whitehead and his Number 21 aircraftWhitehead and his Number 21 aircraft

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Gustave Albin Whitehead was a German-American aviation pioneer. Between 1897 and 1915, he designed and built gliders, flying machines, and engines. Controversy surrounds published accounts and Whitehead's own claims that he flew a powered machine successfully several times in 1901 and 1902, predating the first flights by the Wright brothers in 1903.

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Germany
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1874 to 1927 · aged 53
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