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Replica Flyer Foiled By Weather

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Two wrongs don't make a right... by enos · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... but two Wrights make an airplane.

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  2. Why? by chrispl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would someone try this? The technology is ancient and there are much better...

    Oh wait, wasn't there a story on here a few days ago about how to hook a C64 to your cable modem?

    Never mind then.

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  3. In other news by bongobongo · · Score: 5, Funny

    A recreation of Columbus' first voyage was scheduled to begin today in Spain, but was called off due to the presence of what the organizers of the event described as "a wave in the ocean."