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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. First Flight by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I got first flight, right?

  2. Fresh Pie! by Carp+Flounderson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Information wants to be wide.

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  3. First Flight! by SaxMaster · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Flight! OMG! I made the first flight! Screw the Wright Brothers, I'm First!

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

      In Soviet Russia, everyone gets first post!!!

  4. yeah, wright by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    thank you, thank you

  5. Sheep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, they do fuck a lot of sheep there.

  6. YOU DID IT!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now suck my dick motherfucker!!!!!!!!!

  7. 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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