> Nope! Happened in Connecticut at sveral years before the Wright Brothers.
> Suppressed by Smithsonian due to contract deal made with the Wright Brothers.
> Gustave Whitehead was believed to fly in 1901-1902.
>
> Eric Parsonage wrote:
>
> > > I hate to burst the Americentric bubble, but the Wright Brothers borrowed
> > a
> > > lot from other, earlier pioneers, like Lillienthal and Stringfellow. And,
> > > they weren't the first to fly under power, which happened in Australia
> > some
> > > 6 or so months earlier.
> >
> > Erik have you any details on this first powered flight ? I live in Australia
> > and have never heard this before, also my Microsoft Encarta does not mention
> > this possibility :)
> >
> > Eric
> >
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