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Gustave Whitehead claimed to have flown the full-scale Whitehead Model No.21 Condor in 1901—two years before the Wright brothers. Andy Figlar has recreated a much smaller 19-inch semiscale version of it from plans obtained through the AMA Plans Service. Learn more about how to build this intricate model starting on page 24.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY ANDY FIGLAR.
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