He (Richard Pearse) made and flew gliders from 1899 onwards, his first powered flight was in early 1903. ... Not everything can be found on the internet, there's still good information that can only be found in books.
I have already provided you with a mountain of evidence that Richard Pearse flew in 1909, not earlier, and just according to his own claims.
see:
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http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post8515632
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http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post8514812
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http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post8514760
You are persisting in maintaining he flew in 1903. I need evidence. I can not simply believe you. What books say Pearse flew in 1903 and based on what evidence?
Anyway, after seeing a few pictures of a plane built by Pearse, I immediately started to suspect he was a schizophrenic. (Schizophrenics with technical abilities build machines looking like a big mess, a combination between logical and illogical things). Reading his biography I found out that he had died in a hospital for mentally ill people after becoming obsessed somebody will still his inventions. Therefore, my initial guess was not far from the truth.
One of the planes built by Richard Pearse