Today in history: 1901 – The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. The Smithsonian Institution has repeatedly examined and dismissed claims that Whitehead made powered flights before the Wrights. Whitehead supporters assert that the Smithsonian lost its credibility on the issue when it signed a 1948 agreement with the estate of Orville Wright requiring the Institution to recognize the 1903 Wright Flyer as the first aircraft to make a manned, powered, controlled flight.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:33:17 +0000
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