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Replica Flyer Foiled By Weather

Posted by timothy on Sunday September 21, 2003 @08:18AM from the first-one-took-a-few-tries-too dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "A replica of the Wright Brothers' 1903 flyer failed to fly yesterday afternoon at a demonstration in Chicago. Organizers blamed the measly 5 MPH winds. Kitty Hawk had 25 MPH back on December 17, 1903. IIRC, isn't Chicago the 'Windy City?'" Here's an earlier story about the various groups attempting to re-enact the Wright brothers' pioneer flight.

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Re:For the record by CausticWindow · 2003-09-21 08:23 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Oh, please.

Yeah, yeah, some kiwi were probably the first to fly in an aeroplane like contraption, but do we care? No.

For all practical purposes, the aeroplane was invented in the US.

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Republicans control the weather by jstroebele · 2003-09-21 08:34 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I think we all know the evil republicans control the weather. It's the republicans fault, I blame the republicans. Howard Dean save us
Re:Trouble for the Wrights? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-21 08:52 · Score: -1, Flamebait

F16s do not fly off the carriers, jackass.
Re:Windy City by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-21 11:10 · Score: -1, Flamebait

OMFG ANOTHER ONE.

WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND????????????????

I don't think I have ever seen so many total idiots make redundant posts in my life!!!!!!!!! READ READ LEARN TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!