1902 in aviation

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Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1902:

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April

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• The Wright brothers fly their No. 3 Glider on over 700 flights, results lead directly to the construction of the Flyer.

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• January 17 - Gustave Whitehead reportedly flies a flying boat rebuilt from his Whitehead Aeroplane No. 21 of the previous year on an 11 km (7 mile) flight and lands safely.

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• February 4 - First balloon flight in Antarctica when Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton ascend to 244 metres in a tethered hydrogen balloon to take the first Antarctic aerial photographs.

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• Professor Erich von Drygalski's 1901-1903 German Antarctic Expedition uses a balloon to survey the Antarctic coast of Wilhelm II Land.

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• April 30 - The St Louis Aeronautical Exposition opens in Missouri. A highlight is Octave Chanute launching a replica of his 1896 glider.