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  • Wright brothers' piloting skills revealed

    03/10/2006 1:21:22 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 3 replies · 336+ views
    ALLISON GATLIN ^ | March 10, 2006 | ALLISON GATLIN
    EDWARDS AFB - The Wright brothers may be noted for their pioneering work as aeronautical engineers, but their piloting skills are worthy of recognition as well, said one modern-day pilot who took the unsteady controls of an accurate replica of the Wrights' 1903 powered flyer. Kevin Kochersberger , a mechanical engineering professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, took part in the Wright Experience, an attempt to re-create the brothers' historic 1903 flight in celebration of the centennial of the beginning of modern aviation. Kochersberger shared his experiences with the Wright Flyer replica before an appreciative audience at NASA Dryden Flight...