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Plan 6
D-91578 Leutershausen |
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Leutershausen |
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D-91578 |
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| Web site: |
www.weisskopf.de |
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gustav.weisskopf@leutershausen.de |
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+49 9823 951-0 |
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+49 9823 951-50 |
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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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monoplane "No. 21" (replica)
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