1901 In Aviation

Years in aviation:	1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
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:

Events

Whiteheads plane.

Santos-Dumont at the Eiffel Tower.

Kress' triplane.

At the start of the 20th century, the French Navy is a major user of shipboard balloons and man-lifting kites.^[1]
The French Navy torpedo boat tender Foudre operates a spherical balloon experimentally during naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean sea.^[2]

July - December

11 July - The Wright brothers‍ ' arrive for their second season at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, during which they will test their 1901 glider.^[3]
27 July - Wilbur Wright makes 17 flights in the Wright 1901 glider on the first day of the glider‍ 's flight trials at Kitty Hawk.^[4]
31 July – German meteorologists Berson and Süring climb to 10,800 m (35,433 ft) in a free balloon.
8 August – Wilbur Wright achieves a flight of 389 feet (118.5 m) at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in the Wright 1901 glider.^[5]
14 August - Gustave Whitehead reportedly flies his engine-powered Whitehead No. 21 2,640 feet (800 m) meters at a height of 50 feet (15 m), after taking off unaided in Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.A.. This claim is now accepted by Jane's All the World's Aircraft as the first sustained powered, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air craft,^[6] although some authorities, including the Smithsonian Institution, disagree. It precedes the Wright Brothers' first assisted-takeoff flight by some two years.
3 October – Wilhelm Kress trials his Drachenflieger twin-hulled tandem triplane seaplane, the first powered marine aircraft, in Austria-Hungary. It begins to become airborne when Kress slows and tries to turn to avoid an obstruction, capsizing the aircraft.^[7]
19 October – Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont collects the FF100,000 (USD $50,000) Deutsch de la Meurthe prize by flying his dirigible Number 6 from the Aero Club at Saint-Cloud, Paris, around the Eiffel Tower, and back in less than one hour. The flight in fact takes only 29 minutes 30 seconds despite a stiff headwind on the return leg.^[8]
29 October – The Aero Club of the United Kingdom, predecessor of the Royal Aero Club, is established.^[9]
22 November - The Wright brothers begin wind tunnel experiments at Dayton, Ohio, to optimise the wing design of what will become their 1902 glider. During their experiments, which last into December, they will in essence develop the modern understanding of aerodynamics.^[10]

References

^ Layman, R.D., Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849-1922, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-210-9, p. 15.
^ Layman, R.D., Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849-1922, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-210-9, p. 17.
^ Crouch, Tom, The Bishop‍ 's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989, p. 207.
^ Crouch, Tom, The Bishop‍ 's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989, p. 208.
^ Crouch, Tom, The Bishop‍ 's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989, p. 211.
^ Gustave-Whitehead.com Foreword: Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft
^ Allward, Maurice, An Illustrated History of Seaplanes and Flying Boats, New York: Dorset Press, 1981, ISBN 0-88029-286-5, p. 11.
^ Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 32.
^ "1901 Royal Aero Club". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
^ Crouch, Tom, The Bishop‍ 's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989, pp. 225-228.

Years in aviation

Pre-1900	Pre-18th century 18th century 19th century

1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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