Who Was First in Flight?
You’ve heard of the Wright Brothers—but what about Alberto Santos-Dumont or Gustave Whitehead?
By Christopher Klein
History Channel
UPDATED: AUGUST 14, 2023 |ORIGINAL: DECEMBER 13, 2016
While the Wright Brothers are commonly thought to have been the first to fly an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, some believe the honor belongs to two other pioneering aviators: Alberto Santos-Dumont of Brazil and Gustave Whitehead of Connecticut. Read about the case for each and decide for yourself.
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The Wright Brothers First Flight Wasn’t the First Flight
Connecticut flight by Gustave Whitehead was first by more than two years
By Isabel Goyer
Flying Magazine
March 14, 2013
In a startling announcement a few days ago, Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft has named an August 1901 flight by Connecticut aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead as the first successful powered flight in history, beating the Wright brothers’ first flight by more than two years. Jane’s, which calls itself the world’s foremost authority on aviation history, with great authority, has traditionally backed the Wright Brothers as first in flight. Now they say the evidence for Whitehead’s flight is strong enough for the publication to reverse course and recognize it as the first successful powered flight.
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Those videos are taken apart by this guy - who is an aeronautical engineer and a pilot.
Greg’s Airplane
The Wrights did invent the airplane
https://youtu.be/EkpQAGQiv4Q?si=g6t5JtKr3YbueY5j111
Not Santos Dumont
https://youtu.be/SgoPPg8oVt8?si=YwRTgQ6YGsRUWcMT
Not Whitehead
https://youtu.be/RAHlg2YAmVs?si=TXypVUqttvab_RRd