Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914)
Despite speculations long back in history, heavier-than air flight made its breakthrough during the first decade of the 20th century, based on the designs and practical experiments of at first a handful of constructors in Europe and the United States. Already by early 1911, the activities of several...
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2023-10-01
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| description | Despite speculations long back in history, heavier-than air flight made its breakthrough during the first decade of the 20th century, based on the designs and practical experiments of at first a handful of constructors in Europe and the United States. Already by early 1911, the activities of several thousand aviators, including the constructors of airplanes, attracted not only wide public attention but also the interest of military establishments. The article analyzes significant data – nationality, profession, military rank, date and location of certification, location of airplane operations, domestic and foreign airplane types, and fatalities – for 13 369 constructors and aviators from 51 countries worldwide who were active between 1900 and 1914. Added to this group are the constructors of helicopters, ornithopters, gliders, and other flying apparatuses, resulting in a total of 14 142 individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-efccf4a948cf4e468b537b508eba6cfd2025-02-03T10:32:49ZengRiga Technical University PressHistory of Engineering Sciences and Institutions of Higher Education2592-86512592-86432023-10-017012114610.7250/HESIHE.2023.0083383Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914)Guenther Sollinger0Latvian Association of the History of ScienceDespite speculations long back in history, heavier-than air flight made its breakthrough during the first decade of the 20th century, based on the designs and practical experiments of at first a handful of constructors in Europe and the United States. Already by early 1911, the activities of several thousand aviators, including the constructors of airplanes, attracted not only wide public attention but also the interest of military establishments. The article analyzes significant data – nationality, profession, military rank, date and location of certification, location of airplane operations, domestic and foreign airplane types, and fatalities – for 13 369 constructors and aviators from 51 countries worldwide who were active between 1900 and 1914. Added to this group are the constructors of helicopters, ornithopters, gliders, and other flying apparatuses, resulting in a total of 14 142 individuals.https://hesihe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/7948airplane constructionearly aviationpilot certificationaviation at the beginning of the 20th century |
| spellingShingle | Guenther Sollinger Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) History of Engineering Sciences and Institutions of Higher Education airplane construction early aviation pilot certification aviation at the beginning of the 20th century |
| title | Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) |
| title_full | Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) |
| title_fullStr | Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) |
| title_short | Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) |
| title_sort | aviation developers worldwide constructors and aviators 1900 1914 |
| topic | airplane construction early aviation pilot certification aviation at the beginning of the 20th century |
| url | https://hesihe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/7948 |
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