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(At Least) 100 Years Of Powered Human Flight
Rogue-Lion.com writes "Take a time out to remember the accomplishments of two bicycle shop owners who changed the world immeasurably, 100 years ago today. The Telegraph is running a story about a recreation of the Wright's (and world's) first heavier-than-air powered flight. President Bush will be in attendance at the event." Setting aside even more exotic theories, rod writes with an alternative point of view: namely, that man's first flight took place in New Zealand, on March 31, 1902. "I admire the U.S.A and the Wright brothers,but there are facts to consider today, 17/12/03, on the centenary of Kitty Hawk." Update: 12/17 13:44 GMT by T : Or was it a Brazillian invention? (Thanks,
Anderson Silva.)
Oct 9th 1890...
Trolling using another account since 2005.
Gustav Weisskopf (Whitehead) was actually the first person to fly in an airplane (controlled flight) many months earlier than the wright bros. In fact his aircraft design was so well engineered (German of course) that he helped steer the airplane using a clutch mechanism to slow one engine and give the 2nd engine more power.
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Gustav Weisskopf's distances were also much longer than the slingshot effect the wright bros. had. Go do your google homework!
In addition the wright bros. spent the rest of their time suing people like Curtis who actually made real airplanes and had better aircraft inventions. Try looking up the contract between the smithonian and the wright bros concearning the airplane they have on display. Its an eye opener!
Sorry but a 25 year old man in New Zeland was really flying a year before them and had a more advanced plane with real control surfaces and could manuver turns.
Flying over 1 Km is not a "few feet" by anyone's opinion.
The Wright Brothers had a novel Idea, and certianly improved upon those ideas.. They certianly were not the first to make "controlled, long endurance" flights.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Well, what did you expect an USofAmerican to answer?
l ists/opponents-of-american-plutocratic-imperialism ): $130 Billion (Includes Russia, China, North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, and Cuba)
.... and have been for some time. Iraq and Afghanistan are *not* aborations, are not "special circumstance" but completely business as usual.... the Wrights knew it then, but were seemingly more honest about it.
War is their business.
Its always been their business
Now, Im likely to be modded off topic or troll or something else altogether, but think for a moment. The USA has fought INNUMERABLE wars since its inception (does anyone dare to list them....?) and is #1 (by a very long long shot) in Arms Purchases* and Arms Exports.
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2004 USA Arms budget: $401Billion
2004 "Potential Foes"(bad guys/evil ones/terrorists/tyrants/satan's warriors/communists/leftists/whatever/anti-capita
2004 "Allies": $240 Billion (Includes the 18 countries of NATO other than the U.S.; also includes Japan)
So, USA spends almost equal amounts on ARMS as the rest of the world IN TOTAL....
In 1900's, when Wrights were building their planes, why *wouldnt* they think of war? While US of Americans like to believe they are peace-loving and fair "mind our own business" nation -- and are ALWAYS surprised when characterized otherwise -- are really a nation of War-Makers
When you USians make movies that murder historic accuracy and claim that you invented everything of any benefit for humanity it is good that you are reminded that even your greatest inventors stood in the shoulders of giants (my things decrypton of enigma machines, rolls eyse in despair).
Those giants are not necessarily born in the U.S. of A.
IANAL but write like a drunk one.