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2003-12-18 Home Front

Wright Brothers 100th Anniversary Celebration

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Posted by Steve White 2003-12-18 12:32:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 SW--I live in NC and was told that they had videotaped successful flights to show if the one today didn't work, that indeed that plane could fly--did you see that?

Posted by NotMikeMoore 2003-12-18 1:57:20 AM|| 2003-12-18 1:57:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Bush Lie Wrights Can't Fly

/LLL

Posted by Swiggles 2003-12-18 8:49:15 AM|| 2003-12-18 8:49:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The winds were apparently too light for the Flyer. Remember; the Flyer was the aircraft equivalent of an alpha release of software. The Wrights were pretty sure it could fly, but the biggest reason for building it was to see what it could teach them.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-18 9:44:19 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-12-18 9:44:19 AM|| Front Page Top

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