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  1. Curlie directory for category Regional: Oceania: New Zealand: Society and Culture: History: Richard Pearse. Aviation pioneer Richard William Pearse was born on 3 December 1877 in Temuka. There is evidence that indicates that he ...
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    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. [3]: 21-30 Ambiguous statements made by Pearse himself make it ...
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    All text is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 New Zealand Licence. Commercial re-use may be allowed on request. All non-text content is subject to specific conditions. This site is produced by the Research and Publishing Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Manatū Taonga. Meet the ...
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    Richard Pearse's Fantastic Flying Machine, drawing from Richard Pearse's patent, July 1906 [patent number #21476], Archives New Zealand (CC BY-SA 2.0) In 1917 I was conscripted into the army and was placed with the Otago Infantry Regiment. I am 40 years old and despite enjoying walking the hills around my home and playing golf and tennis; I am ...
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    Richard William Pearse was born to Digory and Sarah Pearse on the family farm - Trewarlet - in Temuka. From an early age, Richard loved books and enjoyed school. He took little interest in the farm around him, only taking the time to treasure hunt through the old farm buildings for any objects of interest.
  10. Richard Pearse - First Flyer - Photographs, information and discussion of the life and history achievements of New Zealand's pioneer aviator. MOTAT- Richard Pearse - A profile of the pioneer aviator including several photographs and society and culture a discussion of the evidence that he was the first society and culture to achieve powered ...
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    Richard Pearse 1877 1953. A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson. Richard Pearse was a South Canterbury inventor, engineer and farmer and is famous for being one of the first people to leave the ground in a powered aircraft. His life and work have inspired books (including a novel), poetry, stamps, two television documentaries, and three stage plays.
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    Richard Pearse

    New Zealand farmer and aviation pioneer (1877-1953)

    Richard William Pearse 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. Ambiguous statements made by Pearse himself make it difficult to date the aviation experiments with certainty. In a newspaper interview in 1909, with respect to inventing a flying machine, he said "I did not attempt anything practical with the idea until 1904". Biographer Gordon Ogilvie credits Pearse with "several far-sighted concepts: a monoplane configuration, wing flaps and rear elevator, tricycle undercarriage with steerable nosewheel, and a propeller with variable-pitch blades." Wikipedia

    BornDecember 3, 1877, Waitohi Flat, South Canterbury, New Zealand
    Age at death75 years
    DiedJuly 29, 1953, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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