Perhaps the world's first powered flight was made by Gustav Weißkopf (Whitehead) and took place on August 14, 1901 in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Perhaps the world's first powered flight was made by Gustav Weißkopf (Whitehead) and took place on August 14, 1901 in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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The Bridgeport Herald newspaper reported that on August 18, 1901, Whitehead flew his No. 21 monoplane to a height of 50 ft (15 m) and could steer it a little by shifting his weight to the left or right.
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