Aviation Pioneers Links

Links to web sites regarding Pioneer Aviators who flew BEFORE WWI - <hr> <hr> <FONT size="10"> site designed for IE 5.0 with frames - if this message is visible, click <a href="http://pub26.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=2228036903">here</a></FONT> <hr> <hr> <CENTER><A name="top"> <TABLE width="600" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"> <TR><TD align="center"><A href="http://calderara.com/mario"><IMG src="http://photos.bravenet.com/222/803/690/3/3D6D0D776F.jpg" width="156" height="112" border="0"></A></TD> <TD align="center"><FONT face="Arial,Helvetica" size="5" color="#000080"> <B>Aviation Pioneers Links</B></FONT><BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2" color="#000000"> <B>Links to web sites regarding Pioneer Aviators <br>who flew BEFORE WWI <br>Please add your web site to the relevant category.<br> <font size="1" color="darkblue"> <br> http://aviation.calderara.com</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P><TABLE width="600" border="0"> <TR><TD align="center"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><B><A href="#About Aviation Pioneers Links">About Aviation Pioneers Links</A></B> <B><A href="#1. Wright Brothers">1. Wright Brothers</A></B> <B><A href="#2. United States">2. United States</A></B> <B><A href="#3. France">3. France</A></B> <B><A href="#4. Europe">4. Europe</A></B> <B><A href="#5. World">5. World</A></B> <B><A href="#6. Early Aviation History in general">6. Early Aviation History in general</A></B> <B><A href="#7.Before 1903">7.Before 1903</A></B> <B><A href="#8. Pioneer's aircrafts">8. Pioneer's aircrafts</A></B> <B><A href="#9. Aviation History (other)">9. Aviation History (other)</A></B> </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD align="center"><A href="/freelink/add.php?usernum=2228036903"> <FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <br><B>ADD YOUR LINK NOW, CLICK HERE!</B></FONT></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <TABLE width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0"><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="1. Wright Brothers"></A> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 1. Wright Brothers</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.wrightflyer.org/Links/links.html" target="_blank">* Page of links to Wright Brothers Related sites</A></B> <BR>The AIAA Wright Flyer Project web-site provides an excellent page of links to Wright Brothers related sites - It is a careful selection of sites, all accompanied by an exhaustive comment.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.wrightexperience.com" target="_blank">* The Wright Experience</A></B> <BR>Working with the Discovery of Flight Foundation, seeks to rediscover the Wright Brothers experimentation, discovery, and methodology; provide for the reconstruction of original Wright Brothers aircraft; and create a living classroom for people of all ages</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.wright-brothers.org/" target="_blank">* Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company and Museum of Pioneer Aviation</A></B> <BR>A forum for early aviation historians and enthusiasts, a living document that grows and evolves. We invite you to participate, ask questions, share information, and submit pages on early aviation topics. We especially need your help on those pages that are still under construction (and there are a lot of them -- it's a vast subject.) </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/wright_brothers" target="_blank">* Wright Brothers Collection</A></B> <BR>The Wright Brothers collection at Wright State University Special Collections and Archives includes more than 4000 original photographs from the Wright brothers personal collection of aviation photographs. In addition there are hundreds of family and business documents, and the Wright Brothers technical library. Microfilm archives include copies of Library of Congress manuscripts. There are also a large number of related manuscript and photograph collections. Hundreds of the Wright's photograph</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.wrightflyer.org" target="_blank">* Wright Flyer</A></B> <BR>The Wright Flyer Project: building a powered 1903 Wright Flyer aircraft to clarify and commemorate what the Wright brothers did. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Wright/intro-01.html" target="_blank">*_Wright Again (K8)</A></B> <BR>To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of flight, "Wright Again" will lead elementary, middle and high school students through the technical development of one of the most unique aircraft in the world - the first powered airplane, the 1903 Wright Flyer. "Wright Again" will "virtually" recreate the development and construction of the Wright Flyer on the web. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://aero.oxyd.net/wright.htm" target="_blank">Aero.oxyd.net (in French only)</A></B> <BR>A brief description, in French, of Wilbur Wright's visit to France in 1908 (interesting pictures).</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="2. United States"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 2. United States</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.rcooper.0catch.com/index.htm" target="_blank">* Early Birds of Aviation, inc - by Ralph Cooper</A></B> <BR>An organization of pioneers who flew solo before December 17, 1916. In addition to entries for the 598 original members of the Early Birds, you will find 127 entries on "other pioneer aviators." The website is being continually enhanced and updated, with the help of relatives and friends. You are invited to participate in this project. (1-19-02) </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.earlybirds.org/" target="_blank">* Early Birds.org - Dedicated to the Preservation of Pioneer Aviation History</A></B> <BR>This legendary group was founded in 1928, to preserve the history of aviation and, in particular, the history of aviation before the Great War. Membership was limited to those who could provide evidence that they had soloed in any aerial craft, lighter-than-air or heavier-than-air, prior to December 17, 1916 (30th anniversary of the first flight) </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.glenncurtiss.com/" target="_blank">* Glenn Curtiss - Father of Naval Aviation</A></B> <BR>Web site created by the Glenn Curtiss Historical Society and is based primarily on the writings and photographs of John H. Whitney. Whitney worked as personal secretary and photographer to Curtiss during some of his most important aircraft development work, including the development of naval aviation. Contains an extensive page of links on Curtiss. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://glennhcurtiss.com" target="_blank">* Glenn H. Curtiss - The Henry Ford of Aviation</A></B> <BR>Our mission is to tell the full and true story - "what actually happened" - of the life and achievements of Glenn Hammond Curtiss - and thus to restore him to the pinnacle in American history he so richly deserves. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.lincolnbeachey.com" target="_blank">* Lincoln Beachey</A></B> <BR>Between 1905 and 1915, the Pioneer Era of Aviation in the United States, hundreds of women and men learned to fly, in airships, gliders and aeroplanes. One of the very best aviators among these pioneers of the air was Lincoln Beachey, who flew balloons, one-person dirigible airships, biplanes and monoplanes during his ten-year aerial career. [The PIONEER AVIATION GROUP Web Sites]</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.harrietquimby.org/" target="_blank">* The Harriet Quimby Research Center</A></B> <BR>America's first licensed female pilot on August 1, 1911, and the first woman to pilot her own aircraft across the English Channel on April 16, 1912. For more information on women in aviation, you may a http://www.women-in-aviation.com/</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/preww1/preww1.htm" target="_blank">* USAF Museum History Gallery (Pre-WWI)</A></B> <BR>USAF Museum Gallery of aviation's history from late 1800's to 1914. This virtual gallery presents some of the thousands of 'wall' displays present in the actual Museum in the various indoor galleries. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.sociosights.com" target="_blank">Katherine Stinson: The Flying Schoolgirl</A></B> <BR>Website promoting a biography of Katherine Stinson, the fourth woman in the US to obtain her pilot's license, in 1912. The author, Debra Winegarten, is available for speeches on Katherine's life and accomplishments on the website.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="3. France"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 3. France</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://bleriot.com" target="_blank">* Bleriot.com</A></B> <BR>Contains extensive information on Louis Bleriot, the Bleriot XI airplane and the Channel crossing.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.bleriot.org/" target="_blank">* Bleriot.org</A></B> <BR>About the Bleriot XI Monoplane-1909 and its replica. Contains an extensive collection of links on Bleriot(under "contact")</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://pdennez.free.fr" target="_blank">* L'Aviation Française - des hommes et des ailes (in French only)</A></B> <BR>Site dedicated to men and women who gave wings to France. Contains biografies of most French pioneers and several pages on history of French aviation(in French only)</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.chez.com/shgente/voisin/" target="_blank">* Les Freres Voisin (The Voisin Brothers - in French only)</A></B> <BR>An excellent site on Charles and Gabriel Voisin (unfortunately only in French).</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.newtech.fr/mdla/" target="_blank">* Memoire de l'Air (in French only)</A></B> <BR>Contains pages dedicated to pioneer aviators: Bleriot & Latham, Santos Dumont (in French only).</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="4. Europe"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 4. Europe</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.aeroweb.be" target="_blank">* Aeroweb Belgium</A></B> <BR>The history of Flying in Belgium, we take a closer look at the events and the individuals who made it possible. This is ongoing project and more pages will be added on a regular basis. Ok, lets go, we start in the year 1452.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.jusnl.freeler.nl/fokker/" target="_blank">* Anthony Fokker</A></B> <BR>A page about Holland's most famous aviation pioneer with pictures, information (technical information - metric only) and more. A good starting point (links) if you want to find out more about this dutch selfmade aviation pioneer who buit and flew his own airplane in 1910 for the first time. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.edvard-rusjan.it" target="_blank">* Edvard Rusjan</A></B> <BR>A magnificient site in Italian, Slovenian, and French on the Pioneer of Aviation Edvard (Edi) Rusjan who, together with his brother Joze (Pepi) flew November 1909 in Gorizia (for the first time in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire). Contains numerous photographs.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.koolhoven.com" target="_blank">* Koolhoven Aeroplanes Foundation</A></B> <BR>The Dutch airplane constructor Frederick Koolhoven (1886-1946) obtained his pilot's licence in November 1910 at the flying school of the brothers Hanriot in France. Before Koolhoven started his own company in The Netherlands, he worked for (British) Deperdussin, Armstrong Whitworth and the British Airial Transport Ltd. Koolhoven was the designer of the Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 and F.K.8, the B.A.T. F.K.26 (the world's first aircraft specificly designed for commercial airlines) and more...</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://calderara.com/mario" target="_blank">* Mario Calderara, Aviator and Inventor</A></B> <BR>Pioneer of aviation, Italian pilot license n.1 and first military pilot in the world, trained by the Wright brothers. Inventor of the tractor propelled biplane, designer and constructor of one of the first seaplanes in the world (the largest airplane existing in 1912). Considered one of the fathers of naval aviation. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://members.tripod.co.uk/Vigilant/tmmitfm.html" target="_blank">* Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines</A></B> <BR>Starting from Santos-Dumont's achievements, covers European Aviation History from 1900 to 1913 focusing on the contributions of Henry Farman, Georges Chavez, Grahame-White and Paulhan, John Moore-Brabazon, Roland Garros and others... </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="5. World"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 5. World</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.100aviators.com" target="_blank">* Pioneer Aviators of the World (www.100aviators.com)</A></B> <BR>Pioneer Aviators of the World is a biographical dictionary of first fliers that will be published in book form in 2003. The website contains a fliers by country page, where you can browse the names of some 120 first aviators, a timeline of first flights, a brief history of early flight (with "first flight claims") and new biographies posted each week (some never published before in English) . </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/eng/santos-dumont.html" target="_blank">* Alberto Santos-Dumont - History of the Brazilian Air Force</A></B> <BR>The history of Brazilian Aviation and of Santos-Dumont from a Brazilian perspective.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.tne.net.au/~wil/" target="_blank">* Aviation history in Australia and New Zealand</A></B> <BR>Contributions from Australians/New Zealanders to World Aviation. Among the other pages, some interesting facts about Pioneers of Aviation. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/" target="_blank">* Hargrave - saluting 150 years of Australian Aviation History</A></B> <BR>Lawrence Hargrave, Australian aviation pioneer (1850-1915): a gifted explorer, astronomer, amateur historian, and practical inventor, who devoted most of his life to constructing a machine that would fly. He believed passionately in open communication within the scientific community and would not patent his inventions. Instead, he scrupulously published the results of his experiments. The site also contains information on other Australian pioneers. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://calderara.com/aviation" target="_blank">-> NB: aviation pioneers worldwide, country by country</A></B> <BR>Please note that the following websites, listed under diferent categories, also contain excellent pages aimed at providing a "world-wide coverage" (such as the one of www.100aviators.com): [1] History of flight on flight100.org (listed under "Early Aviation History in general") [2] Early Birds of Aviation, Inc.- by Ralph Cooper (listed under "United States")</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="6. Early Aviation History in general"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 6. Early Aviation History in general</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu/" target="_blank"> * To Fly is everything - by Gary Bradshaw</A></B> <BR>One of the most comprehensive sites on the web covering aviation history.Contains a digital library that includes numerous books and articles;a photo gallery with video clips of early craft in flight and numerous photographs of early planes;a plane database of early craft;an inventor's gallery (personalities who worked in the field). "Tale of the Airplane" provides a critical examination of the history of flight, not limited just to a "tale"...contains short biographies of some aviators</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.flight100.org/history_intro.html" target="_blank"> *_History of flight on flight100.org</A></B> <BR>Website from AIAA, celebrating the evolution of flight. Contains pages on history of flight around the world (country by country, prepared with the partecipation of representative of those countries) as well as Pioneer profiles. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://ateeq28.tripod.com" target="_blank">* Aero History (ateeq)</A></B> <BR>A website which is (as of Apr 2002) still under construction (with consequences such as dead links), but nevertheless contains very interesting webpages on the history of early aviation (see the "Aeroplane evolution" section)</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/people.htm" target="_blank">* ALLSTAR (NASA)</A></B> <BR>Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science, Tecnology and Research's site covers history of aviation from the beginning to datewith biografies of several pioneers. http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/wings1.htm contains additional info on history.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www2.hmc.edu/www_common/aviation/index.html" target="_blank">* Aviation Special Collections - Harvey Mudd College</A></B> <BR>Designed to show what the contents of Sprague Library has to offer in Carruthers Special Collection on aviation history. Specifically, the site deals with the portion of the collection devoted to photographs, posters, artists drawings and media publications.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.chez.com/avion" target="_blank">* Histoire de l'aviation (in French only)</A></B> <BR>Contains quite a complete summary of Aviation before 1914, listing several aeroplanes (with pictures) and pioneers of aviation (short biografies - in french). Also contains several prints of "flying machines".</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/pres-etab/lapicque/Opinfo98/Arnoux/" target="_blank">* L'histoire de l'aviation (in French only)</A></B> <BR>Timetables and biografies on pre-1903 pioneers (in french only). </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.chez.com/shgente/histoire/" target="_blank">* L'homme dans les airs ou l'histoire de l'aviation (in French only)</A></B> <BR>History of aviation from a European perspective: information on the achievments of Le Bris, Cayley, Otto, Lilienthal, Ader, Chanute and the Wright Brothers (in French only).</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.aviation-history.com" target="_blank">* The Aviation History On-Line Museum</A></B> <BR>The "Early Years" section contains biografies of Lilienthal, Langley and Santos-Dumont.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="7.Before 1903"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 7.Before 1903</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://aerostories.free.fr/precurseurs/" target="_blank">* Aerostories: Aviation before the advent of the airplane: the precursors</A></B> <BR>L'aviation d'avant l'avion: les précurseurs.Samuel Langley, Otto Lilienthal, Alphonse Pénaud (In French and English)</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://library.thinkquest.org/20174/past/" target="_blank">* Aviation: the science of flight - Past</A></B> <BR>Early visionaries: Leonardo, lighter than the air, early designs.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.weisskopf.de" target="_blank">* Gustav Weißkopf - Gustave Whitehead</A></B> <BR>by the "Historical Flight Research Committee G.Weißkopf"(HFRC-GW)-contains material supporting its claim that Weißkopf achieved the first motorized flight on August 14, 1901.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://artematrix.org/logbook/airborn1825.htm" target="_blank">* Hans Andreas Navrestad, Airborn in 1825</A></B> <BR>In 1825, an airborn event took place at Navrestad in Lund kommune, Norway. The local watchmaker Hans Andreas Navrestad performed a glided flight using a homemade flying device. According to stories told, he took off from a mountain top nearby the Navrestad Farm and continued across the Navrestad Lake, covering a total distance of about 400 meters.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://wings.avkids.com/Book/instructor.html" target="_blank">* K8AIT Principles of Aeronautics</A></B> <BR>The "history" section covers history of early aviation from Jumpers to final ingredient of power (powered flight)</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://home.t-online.de/home/LilienthalMuseum/intro.htm" target="_blank">* Otto Lilienthal Museum</A></B> <BR>In 1891, the civil engineer Otto Lilienthal (born in Anklam, Germany) succeeded with the reproducible gliding flights, the first in history, with his own design. His methodical strategy "from jump to flight" was adopted by the Wright Brothers (USA) in their quest to develop a practical powered machine. </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.aopa.ch/xeole.htm" target="_blank">* Question: Who performed the first powered flight: Wright or Wrong?</A></B> <BR>Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association of Switzerland poses the question whether the Wright brothers were really the first to fly and links to sites on men who claimed to have flown before the Wrights.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/Langley.htm" target="_blank">* The Langley Aerodrome</A></B> <BR>Prof.Langley was a respected astronomer, head of the Smithsonian Institute at the end of the 19th century. He started to experiment with model airplanes. These experiments culminated in a couple of Steam Models that earned him a permanent place in pre Wright Brothers aviation</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www2.crown.net/sspicer/chanute/chan_ind.html" target="_blank">* The Octave Chanute Pages</A></B> <BR>Focusing on Chanute's contributions to the invention of the airplane and his glider experiments in the Indiana Dunes in 1896</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="8. Pioneer's aircrafts"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 8. Pioneer's aircrafts</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://aerobscure.free.fr/" target="_blank">* Aerobscure - en hommage aux pionniers de l'aviation</A></B> <BR>Contains a list of pioneer aeroplane constructors with photos of the machines, distance, speed and height records and videos! (in French, partially translated in English). </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://aerofiles.com/" target="_blank">* Aerofiles</A></B> <BR>Aviation history reference site which, although not focused on aviation pioneers, contains a number of US aircraft types (some with pictures).</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.geocities.com/roynagl/aeroplanes.htm" target="_blank">* Aeroplanes!</A></B> <BR>Aviation web site with vintage and contemporary photos of airplanes: in particular photos of the 1911 Brighton on Beach Air Meet, Early aeroplanes postcards ("ancient aeroplanes") and an early seaplanes section! </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.angelfire.com/va2/aerodrome/" target="_blank">* Holcomb's Aerodrome</A></B> <BR>Details of selected Pioneer Era, Great War and Golden Age Aircrafts. The Martin T.T., Curtiss JN-4, Bleriot XI, Gallaudet D-4, and Curtiss HS-2L are among the detailed aircraft.</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.avrosys.nu/aircraft" target="_blank">* Military Aviation in Sweden</A></B> <BR>Contains description and illustrations of Swedish military aircrafts (and balloons); in particular, a modified Blériot XI of 1909 years model (which was the first Swedish aeroplane to fly, built in 1910 by Ask & Nyrop in Landskrona).</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/clyde/808/" target="_blank">* The Aviation Buffs number two</A></B> <BR>Contains two pages of aircrafts- 1. The Pioneers: Powered flight started in 1903 and rapidly developed during the prewar years- 2.lesser known and unsuccesful aircraft ("exotic aircraft"). The same can be viewed singularly through the aviation buff number one website (link on the home page)</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="9. Aviation History (other)"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> 9. Aviation History (other)</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.flight-history.com" target="_blank">* flight-history.com</A></B> <BR>dedicated to developing an extensive on-line archive of aviation history. The archives are not exclusive to any one country or type of aircraft. We are committed to providing tools for aviation enthusiasts to contribute to the site. The archives focus on the pre-jet era for now. Contains some archives on early aviation (e.g. Simmer plane) </FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"><A name="About Aviation Pioneers Links"></A><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"><A href="#top"><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="2"><B>Back To Top</B></FONT></A></CENTER> <BR><FONT face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000"> <B> About Aviation Pioneers Links</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.calderara.com/ap" target="_blank">Last link added on: 6 Mar 2003</A></B> <BR>6 MAR: 4 new in Europe Usa World and Aircrafts--- 19 FEB: 1 new in Europe --- 3 SEP: 1 new in Aircrafts and updates/maintenance --- 9 APR: 1 new in history 1 new in bef1903 --- 2 Apr: 1 new in Aircrafts --- 21 Jan: 1 new in Aircrafts 1 new in others and updates --- 5 Dec: 1 new in US --- 27 Nov: 1 new in Europe --- 13 Nov : 1 new in World --- 1 Nov : 1 new in Europe --- 25 Sep : 2 new in Europe and bef1903 --- 7 Jul : one new in France --- 31 Aug : 12 new in Wr</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://www.calderara.com/ap" target="_blank">Last verification of all links on: 5 Dec 2002</A></B> <BR>(no broken link)</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD width="20"> </TD> <TD width="580"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <B><A href="http://calderara.com/ap" target="_blank">more information</A></B> <BR>(*) indicates that the site has been reviewed by A.P.L.webmaster. This is, however, an open directory and therefore all links are welcome (provided they contain significant information on aviation before WWI), even those containing slight inexactitudes: as mentioned by some of the sites themselves, some historical facts are still controversial, and there is more than one side to the story... Please note the categories above are just for your convenience and may be,sometimes,slightly inaccurate</FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD colspan="2"></TD></TR> </TABLE><CENTER><HR width="600" size="1"></CENTER></center><P><center><FONT face="Verdana" size="1"> <A href="http://www.bravenet.com/">Powered by Bravenet</A> <FONT size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000"> <A href="http://calderara.com/mario"><B>Back to Website</B></A></FONT> </CENTER><br><br><br> </body></html>