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May 29, 2019 · A contemporary of the Wright brothers, Richard Pearse's innovations in aviation were ahead of their time, but also almost lost to history. He lived in New Zealand and deserves to be...
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Richard Pearse’s first patented invention, dating from 1902, was an ingenious new style of bicycle, bamboo-framed with a vertical-drive pedal action, rod-and-rack gearing system, back-pedal rim-brakes and integral tyre pumps. But flying, not cycling, was his dream. Through the popular magazine Scientific AmericanPearse kept in touch with experiment...
Of prophetic design, it closely resembled a modern microlight aircraft in appearance. After considerable taxiing on his farm paddocks Pearse made his first public flight attempt down Main Waitohi Road adjacent to his farm. After a short distance aloft, perhaps 50 yards, he crashed on top of his own gorse fence. No details were recorded, by Pearse o...
Richard Pearse (1877–1953) was a New Zealand inventor who built and flew a monoplane in 1903 or 1904. Learn about his life, achievements, inventions and controversies on this web page.
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.
Dec 8, 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.
Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943) is an American film director, television director and cinematographer. In addition to feature films, he has directed made-for-TV movies and TV series.
Learn about Richard Pearse, a New Zealand pioneer aviator who designed and built his own flying machine and engine. See a replica of his aircraft and the site of his first flight attempt at the memorial in Canterbury.
Known as the Utility Plane, Richard Pearse’s idea behind the design was that it would be an aircraft that could land and take off from all types of terrain and could ascend and descend in restricted areas thus removing the need for landing strips or aerodromes.
