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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1901:
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Events
July
- July 31 - German meteorologists Berson and Süring climb to 10,800 m in a free balloon.
August
- August 18 - Gustave Whitehead flew his heavier-than-air aircraft (Whitehead Aeroplane No. 21) at Bridgeport, Connecticut. [1] [2]
October
- October 19 - Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian, flies his dirigible Number 6 around the Eiffel Tower to collect a 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.
November-December
- The Wright Brothers optimise their No. 3 Glider wing design with the help of wind tunnel measurements.
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