First In Flight, Or Flight Of Fancy?

... of powered, controlled flight, he studied birds and jumped off roofs with self-designed wings. Arriving in Bridgeport at the turn of the century, Whitehead had built and flown gliders and made several attempts at powered flight before developing a ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-first-flight-dispute-20130615,0,4449712.story