Deutsche Flugpioniermuseum Gustav Weißkopf
German Aviation Pioneer Museum Gustav Weißkopf
Plan 6
91578 Leutershausen
+49 9823 951-0
Fax +49 9823 951-50
Easter – October
- Daily, except Saturday 10:00 – 12:00
- Wednesday and Sunday 14:00 – 16:00
Admission fee
Aircraft collection
| – | monoplane “No. 21” (replica) |
The trained locksmith, Gustav Weisskopf, who renamed himself Gustave Whitehead after immigrating to the USA, developed a flying machine with wings which could be folded back. On 14th August 1901 (two years before the Wright Brothers) Weisskopf is alleged to have accomplished a successful powered flight. Apparently, he flew a distance of approximately 800 metres with his home-made, engine-powered monoplane “No. 21”.The trained locksmith, Gustav Weisskopf, who renamed himself Gustave Whitehead after immigrating to the USA, developed a flying machine with wings which could be folded back. On 14th August 1901 (two years before the Wright Brothers) Weisskopf is alleged to have accomplished a successful powered flight. Apparently, he flew a distance of approximately 800 metres with his home-made, engine-powered monoplane “No. 21”.