Gustave Whitehead
Gustave Whitehead (1874–1927), inventor in Germany under then name Gustav Weißkopf, moved to Connecticut. Developed a large number of experimental airplanes and reported flights in Whitehead No. 21 and Whitehead No. 22.
Zahm writes:
From the accredited reports it appears that Mr. Whitehead accomplished: (1) the first high flight, (2) the first long flight, (3) first closed-circuit flight, (4) first flight over and landing on water, (5) first with passenger, (6) first with internal combustion engine. And all at a time when no other plane on earth was making any sustained hops at all.[1]
The controversy over Whitehead's priority rages to this day.[2]
Patent data has him located at Bridgeport, Fairfield county, CT, filing in the United States and assigning 1/2 patent rights to Stanley Yale Beach.[3] The foreign filings taken as supplementary to patent have Stanley Yale Beach treated as a full-on co-inventor.
British patent data identifies him as a Mechanic.[4]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Gustave Whitehead
- Patent US-1905-881837 (English title: Aeroplane, Filing date: 1905-12-20)
- Patent FR-1908-387886 (English title: Airplane, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1905-881837, Filing date: 1908-03-06)
- Patent AT-1908-41555 (English title: Airplane, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1905-881837, Filing date: 1908-03-09)
- Patent GB-1908-5312 (English title: Improvements in aeroplanes, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1905-881837, Filing date: 1908-03-09)
Publications by or about Gustave Whitehead
- Hoernes, 1903, Die Luftschiffahrt der Gegenwart (Simple title: The airship of the present)
Letters sent by Gustave Whitehead
Links
- w:Gustave Whitehead; w:de:Gustav Weißkopf
- Gustave Whitehead - Pioneer Aviator - extensive site created by Whitehead researcher John Brown
References
- ↑ Zahm, 1944, pp. 350–352.
- ↑ Carroll F. Gray; "Paul Jackson's Editorial Endorsement of Gustave Whitehead & Rebuttal"; Jane’s Points Finger at Editor, Huffington Post, 23 April 2015.
- ↑ Patent US-1905-881837
- ↑ Patent GB-1908-5312
| Names | Gustav Albin Weißkopf; Gustav Weißkopf; Gustave Whitehead |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1874-01-01 |
| Death date | 1927-10-10 |
| Countries | US, DE |
| Locations | Bridgeport, Fairfield county, CT, Leutershausen, Bayern, Germany |
| Occupations | mechanic |
| Tech areas | Glider, Airfoil, Stability, Frame, Fabric, Design, Airplane, Whole |
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