To: ThinkingBuddha
And yet those others weren’t able to accomplish anything with their machines.
2 posted on
10/15/2012 9:44:03 AM PDT by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: ThinkingBuddha
Unlike the others, the Wright Brothers invented the science of Aeronautics by their systematic and carefully reasoned approach to heavier-than-air flight.
The Wrights’ famous first flight was the last flight of the day at Kittyhawk. All the others that day had failed. On the last flight, the Wright Flyer became airborne under its own power and flew 120 feet. Higher and longer flights were made on the following days.
The Wright's achievement was not seen as important at the time by the media of the day, but the Wright's being home for Christmas was.
To: ThinkingBuddha
The Wrights were the first to do controlled heavier-than-air flight.
To: ThinkingBuddha
Article to diminish their achievement, First sustained powered flight.
8 posted on
10/15/2012 10:00:24 AM PDT by
dila813
To: ThinkingBuddha
What I find interesting about Whitehead is that people have built replicas of his 1901 'airplane' and have flown them. Makes it a little harder simply to dismiss the affidavits and newspaper articles about his 1901 flights.
But - hey - I'm no expert.
9 posted on
10/15/2012 10:00:42 AM PDT by
Scoutmaster
(You knew the job was dangerous when you took it)
To: ThinkingBuddha
dunno. i kinda favor Gus whitehead myself, fellow nutmegger and all.;-)
12 posted on
10/15/2012 10:15:41 AM PDT by
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
To: ThinkingBuddha
No, the Wright brothers were credited with performing the worlds first manned, powered, controlled and sustained flight. All of these elements were necessary before flight could become a practical and useful technology. that's the true signifigance of their achievement.
CC
14 posted on
10/15/2012 10:21:50 AM PDT by
Celtic Conservative
(Q: how did you find America? A: turn left at Greenland)
To: ThinkingBuddha
I have NEVER considered the simple act of buoyancy to be “flight”.
17 posted on
10/15/2012 10:42:21 AM PDT by
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