railfancwb Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutmagazine/news-people/article/Gustave-Whitehead-First-In-Flight-or-Fake-News-17042801.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 There was Whitehead, some Australian, an Austrian with a seaplane and a few others. They all got some sort of craft off the ground or water before the Wright brothers. Most of them got a bird like craft into the air then crashed with no reasonable control while airborne. The Wright brothers made repeated controlled flights with planned turns and elevation changes ending with controlled landings. Most importantly they built the first wind tunnel and had a scientific understanding of aerodynamic principles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 The first one to crash into the Earth, was the first to fly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I've done it a lot, but I don't count. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 4 hours ago, ChuteTheMall said: Not a mockery, but a visionary. Someone, somewhere, had to have the concept that would encourage others to try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, janice6 said: Not a mockery, but a visionary. Someone, somewhere, had to have the concept that would encourage others to try! He also designed a parachute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: He also designed a parachute. Instead of landing gear. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Because there were no airports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Or stewardesses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Or TSA gropers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: I've done it a lot, but I don't count. None of us do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, janice6 said: None of us do! I do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 But who came up with The Mile High Club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Batesmotel said: But who came up with The Mile High Club? the first couple to fly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 6/9/2022 at 11:36 AM, ChuteTheMall said: Leonardo had a cameo appearance in Robert A Heinlein’s “Door Into Summer”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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