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 The "Historical Flight Research Committee Gustav Weisskopf" (Whitehead), made it to its task to gain appropriate recognition
for the Aviation Pioneer Weisskopf (in the States he called himself
Whitehead) who on 14 August 1901, achieved the first motorized
flight. The aim of the Committee is to research and to make public
the facts about Weisskopf´s life, activities and work, and to
place him into that niche of Aviation History into which he rightfully
belongs.
One of the major projects of the "Research Committee" was to re-construct
Weisskopf´s 1901 flying machine "No. 21".
In 1996 man-carrying auto-towed flights were performed with the
"No. 21" replica, and in 1997 pilot-controlled motorized flights
were successfully achieved. With this it is now provable, that
the technology used by Weisskopf was suitable for flight. Furthermore
it was proven, that his flying machine "No. 21" had the technical
requirements for controlled flights. The statements of witnesses
to Weisskopf´s pioneering deeds herewith prove to be true.
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Known Research Sources:
A lot of the information on this site came from Stella Randolph's
book, The Lost Flights of Gustave Whitehead which was published by PLACES INC. in 1937. I believe it to be
out of print, but is an excellent resource for those interested
in this case.
In addition to this above, Randolph wrote Before the Wrights Flew which was published by GP Putnam and Son. It is also out of print
today.
The Gustave Weiskopf Museum in Leutershausen Germany holds the largest collection of material
relating to the case for Gustave Weisskopf and may be reached
at
Aviation Pioneer Gustav Weisskopf Museum, Plan 6, D-91578 Leutershausen,
Germany. Phone: +49 9823 951-0, FAX: +49 9823 951-50
The Historical Flight Research Committee Gustave Weisskopf has
been conducting modern research into the veracity of the claims
around this case and can be reached at:
Historical Flight Research Commitee Gustave Whitehead Gustav-Weisskopf-Straße 13, D 91578 Leutershausen, Germany Phone
and Fax: +49 9823 8023,
e-mail:101505.3145@compuserve.com
Another good source for information about this case is Bill O'Dwyer's
book, History By Contract, which went out of print in 1993. It was published originally
in 1978 by Fritzz Majer & Sohn, Verlaag in Leutershausen, Germany.
It occasionally shows up in second-hand lists, so if you see a
copy - grab it, they are collector's items today.
The TV programs 60 Minutes and W5 both produced episodes on the flights of the late Weisskopf in
the mid-eighties, though I forget exactly when, and may be contacted
for video copies of these shows.
Please check out the links page for further information about Gustave Whitehead on the web.
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