Re-making aviation history?
03-15-2013, 04:49 AM
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Re-making aviation history?
Wright Brothers Not First to Fly | Flying Magazine
I had not heard of Gustave Whitehead.
This is interesting.
For once - some good comments at the end of the article with additional information.
Jane's is quality.
This may be another *fact* to go down the tubes
I had not heard of Gustave Whitehead.
This is interesting.
For once - some good comments at the end of the article with additional information.
Jane's is quality.
This may be another *fact* to go down the tubes
03-15-2013, 03:09 PM
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Fascinating.
The first question I had was, "How could this have been missed?"
I went to Jane's for the answer.
Executive Overview: Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production
Notably is this one...
A very, very compelling read.
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The first question I had was, "How could this have been missed?"
I went to Jane's for the answer.
The reasons for the vanished recognition are several.
Notably is this one...
Originally Posted by Jane's All the World's Aircraft:
...under sanction of a Freedom of Information request by Senator Lowell Weicker Jr, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington - undisputed repository of American aviation history - secured possession of the precious Wright Flyer No. 1 from surviving brother Orville only after agreeing in a legally-binding document that "the Smithsonian shall [not state] any aircraft...earlier than the Wright aeroplane of 1903...was capable of carrying a man under its own power in controlled flight".
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03-15-2013, 11:10 PM
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The Wrights were not the first to fly. That's never been in question.
The wrights were the first, per their claim, at heavier than air, controlled (lateralley & longitudinally, specifically), sustained, powered flight.
Whiteheads claim is credible and legitimate. The wrights secured their spot in history largely by extorting the Smithsonian through bargaining with the donation of their aircraft.
The wrights were the first, per their claim, at heavier than air, controlled (lateralley & longitudinally, specifically), sustained, powered flight.
Whiteheads claim is credible and legitimate. The wrights secured their spot in history largely by extorting the Smithsonian through bargaining with the donation of their aircraft.
03-16-2013, 08:56 AM
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I found some pictures of his bat like aeroplane, by following the links in the Flying article, posted above. Strange looking but aparantly it worked, too bad he never got the recognition the Wrights did.
03-16-2013, 01:00 PM
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Have any of the great aeronautical minds that frequent APC looked at the pictures? I noticed the lack of rudder (some of the pics do show a sort of dorsal fin). I would also doubt the viability of a frame-and-fabric propeller doing useful work at manned-aircraft weights.
I'm thinking the Wrights have nothing to fear from this gentleman.
I'm thinking the Wrights have nothing to fear from this gentleman.
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