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Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterwards describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.
21 and 22 aeroplanes (1901–1903) Samuel Pierpont Langley's Aerodrome A (1903) The Wright brothers in the Wright Flyer (1903) Alberto Santos-Dumont in the 14-bis (1906) Other notable claims include: Karl Jatho, in Germany in his biplane (1903) Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in his monoplane (1903–1904) Trajan Vuia, in France (1906)
1903 – Ford Motor Company produces its first car – the Ford Model A. A replica of Pearse's monoplane. 1903 – Richard Pearse of New Zealand supposedly successfully flew and landed a powered heavier-than-air machine on March 31, 1903 [54] Verifiable eyewitnesses describe Pearse crashing into a hedge on two separate occasions during 1903 ...
11 May – Richard Pearse is claimed to have made a flight of around 1,000 yards (900 m), landing in the semi-dry bed of the Ōpihi River. 27 June – 19-year-old American socialite Aida de Acosta becomes the first woman to fly a powered aircraft solo when she pilots Santos-Dumont 's motorized dirigible , “No. 9”, from Paris to Château de ...
These range from relics from Richard Pearse's first 1903 aircraft and an interpretive replica, as well as a large part of his original third vertical takeoff aircraft. 1930s de Havilland Fox Moth, Tiger Moth and Dragon Rapide, 1940s Short Solent double-decked flying boat, from New Zealand's first International Airline TEAL, a Short Sunderland ...
Richard Pearse, working in isolation in South Canterbury, built a monoplane powered by a two-cylinder engine. He may have attempted flights as early as 1901, and there is contested evidence that he made a significant powered 'hop' in 1903, before the Wright Brothers. [2]
March 31, 1903 – Richard Pearse – took off from Waitohi Flat, Temuka, South Island, New Zealand. December 17, 1903 – Wright brothers Wright Flyer – First successful piloted and controlled heavier-than-air powered aircraft; flights took place four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Richard Pearse in 1903. New Zealand inventor Richard Pearse is believed to have made a short, uncontrolled flight in a powered heavier-than-air machine. [20] References