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jempie · 21 May 2004, 06:37 AM

Hi friends!

Wish not to diaapoint anyone, but the right Brothers were the first to have done a controlled and sustained motorised flight...
But those other pioneers deserve also the honour for their exploits...
It's discussed this I know....
Some tell that Weisskopf (immigrant from Germany) who changed his name into Withehead into the USA should have done the first motorised flight but no real hard proofs for (?)
At the other hand into the USA is greatly forgotten the exploit of Dr. Greth at San Francisco which contructed an airship and made his flight on 18th Octber 1903 there!
In fact he made the first motorised flight into the USA ! Which is proven!
Little time before the Wrights did!
But he was first!

But seen it's an airship and he ditched due to a motorfailure into the
San Francisco Bay...only few people seems remember it!
But San Francisco was "First in Flight"!

VBR

Jempie.

21 May 2004, 06:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
jempie Scout Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 470	Hi friends! Wish not to diaapoint anyone, but the right Brothers were the first to have done a controlled and sustained motorised flight... But those other pioneers deserve also the honour for their exploits... It's discussed this I know.... Some tell that Weisskopf (immigrant from Germany) who changed his name into Withehead into the USA should have done the first motorised flight but no real hard proofs for (?) At the other hand into the USA is greatly forgotten the exploit of Dr. Greth at San Francisco which contructed an airship and made his flight on 18th Octber 1903 there! In fact he made the first motorised flight into the USA ! Which is proven! Little time before the Wrights did! But he was first! But seen it's an airship and he ditched due to a motorfailure into the San Francisco Bay...only few people seems remember it! But San Francisco was "First in Flight"! VBR Jempie.