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Kiwi Flight Before the Wright Brothers?

Posted by michael on from the stealing-the-glory dept.

houseofmore writes "The Toronto Star is is reporting that New Zealander Richard Pearse may have very well made several flights beginning almost nine months before the Wright Brothers ever got off the ground. It also notes that "Mad Pearse's" machine was in some ways more advanced than the first Wright Flyer."

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  1. Re:First Flight! by Imazalil · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, everyone gets first post!!!

  2. Re:So what? eat a dick by D+iz+a+n+k+Meister · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's Bamboo Dick, dumbass.

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