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Richard William Pearse (* 3. Dezember 1877 in Temuka; † 29. Juli 1953 in Riccarton, heute zu Christchurch gehörend) war ein neuseeländischer Landwirt, Erfinder und Luftfahrtpionier. Am 31. März 1903 und damit fast neun Monate vor den Brüdern Wright gelang ihm ein Flug mit einem Flugapparat nach dem Prinzip „schwerer als Luft“.
Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.
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Richard Pearse (1877–1953) was a New Zealand inventor who patented a bicycle and a monoplane with innovative features. He may have made the first powered flight in 1903, but his attempts were not successful or sustained.
8. Dez. 2000 · Learn about Richard Pearse, a self-taught New Zealand farmer who built and flew a monoplane in 1903, possibly before the Wright Brothers. Discover his childhood dream, his inventions, his reclusive lifestyle and his legacy.
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered. 1.31M subscribers. 70K views 4 years ago #thehistoryguy #newzealand #aviation. ...more. A contemporary of the Wright brothers, Richard...
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The birdman of Upper Waitohi | New Zealand Geographic. History. The birdman of Upper Waitohi. The term Kiwi ingenuity might have been coined for Richard Pearse. While other would-be aviators were yet to leave the ground, he assembled a machine capable of taking to the air using little more than bits and pieces from around his farm.
