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Weiss, José

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Circa 1908 José Weiss designed and built tailless gliders, and Eric Gordon England became an assistant to Weiss.

On 27 June 1909, Gordon England flew a Weiss glider (named Olive after one of Weiss’s five daughters), at Amberley Mount, Sussex, on a height-gaining flight that reached 100 feet. It is the first recorded soaring flight, and is considered to be the birth of the sport of Gliding.

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Weiss, Manfred, Flugzeug Und Motorenfabrikag.
Hungary
One of Hungary’s largest industrial organizations; opened an aircraft department at Budapest 1928, beginning with license-production of Fokker F.VIII and C.V and Bristol Jupiter engine. Built first of its own designs 1931; produced two-seat biplane 1936.

Weir, G. & J. Ltd

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UK
This engineering firm of Cathcart, Glasgow, built Airco D.H.9 and RAF B.E.2c, B.E.2e and F.E.2b aircraft under subcontract during First World War. In 1930s built Autogiros under Cierva license; C.28/W-1 in 1933, W-2 in 1934, W-3 and W-4 in 1936. In 1937-1938 built and flew W-5 twin-rotor helicopter under Focke license, followed by W-6 of 1938-1939, world’s first helicopter to carry a passenger. Outbreak of war ended development.