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Aviation Pioneer Gustav Weisskopf Museum: |
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| City: | Leutershausen | |
| Zip code: | D-91578 | |
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| Country: | Germany | |
| Web site: | www.weisskopf.de | |
| Contact: | gustav.weisskopf@leutershausen.de | |
| Phone: | +49 9823 951-0 | |
| Fax: | +49 9823 951-50 | |
| Opening hours: | From Easter till
end of October daily, except Saturday, from 10.00 - 12.00 Wednesday and Sunday also, from 14.00 - 16.00 |
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| Admission: | Yes | |
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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".
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