1901 in aviation

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Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1901:

Contents 1 Events 1.1 July 1.2 August 1.3 October 1.4 November-December

[edit] Events

[edit] July

• July 31 - German meteorologists Berson and Süring climb to 10,800 m in a free balloon.

[edit] August

• August 14 - in Fairfield, Connecticut, Gustave Whitehead reportedly flew his engine-powered Whitehead Number 21 800 meters at 15 meters height, according to articles in the Bridgeport Herald, the New York Herald and the Boston Transcript. No photographs were taken, but a sketch of the plane in the air was made by a reporter for the Bridgeport Herald, Dick Howell, who was present. This date precedes the Wright brothers' Kitty Hawk, North Carolina flight by more than two years.

[edit] October

• October 19 - Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian, flies his dirigible Number 6 around the Eiffel Tower to collect an FF100,000 prize.
• October 29 - the Royal Aero Club of Great Britain is established.
• Wilhelm Kress trials a triplane seaplane that makes a short hop before capsizing.

[edit] November-December

• The Wright brothers optimise their No. 3 Glider wing design with the help of wind tunnel measurements.

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