When was Gustave Whitehead born?
1 January 1874
14 August 1901
10 October 1927
31 December 1900
Answer
Born on January 1, 1874, Gustave Whitehead was a German-American inventor and aviation pioneer credited with building and flying the first heavier-than-air craft propelled by its own engine before the Wright brothers' famous 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk. However, his claims remain controversial due to limited contemporaneous documentation.
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What did Gustave Whitehead design and build between 1897 and 1915?
In which U.S. state did Whitehead reportedly have his successful flight in 1901?
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In what year did Whitehead’s public profile start to fade?
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