Gustave Albin Whitehead (born Gustav Albin Weisskopf; 1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the United...
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The Whitehead No.21 was the aircraft that aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead claimed to have flown near Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 14, 1901. Professional...
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Claims to the first powered flight (section Whitehead)
edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft supported the claim of Gustave Whitehead. Claims by, or on behalf of, other pioneers such as Clément Ader have...
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of flight. According to a book and newspaper story from the 1930s, Gustave Whitehead made a very early motorized flight of about half a mile in Pittsburgh...
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History of aviation (section Whitehead)
December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014. Gustave Whitehead: An RAeS statement regarding claims that Gustave Whitehead successfully flew an aeroplane before...
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Church Historic citywall Historic County Court Building Gustave Whitehead Museum Gustave Whitehead Memorial Museum of local history Leutershausen has restored...
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aviation enthusiasts, particularly those who promote the legacy of Gustave Whitehead, have accused the Smithsonian of refusing to investigate claims of...
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and science fiction stories. In 1901 German immigrant to the U.S. Gustave Whitehead purportedly flew a powered aircraft, which was described as able to...
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to 1922, but they never achieved more than a few short hops. 1899: Gustave Whitehead built, and was purported to have flown, a steam-powered airplane in...
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(1922–1981), British racing driver Gregory Whitehead, American writer, radiomaker and audio artist Gustave Whitehead (1874–1927), aviation pioneer who claimed...
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