Who was surprized by the way the day unfolded??? I wasnt...
I was upset by the fact that they chose not to fly it at the correct time ( 100 years, to the minute) They chose to fly it later, with the same ( and expected) outcome. If it was to have flopped, it should have on time. Talk about missing a once in a lifetime oppertunity.
I know the weather (wind) has to be correct for the Flyer to get off the ground, and its a quite fickle machine. But I find it quite humorus that the Wrights built the craft in under a year, from scratch, not knowing if it was even possible, and with little help...and it worked.
The teams doing the replicas are for the most part well funded, have vast knowlage of flight, and complete machine shops and computers and still couldnt get it done in 4 years.
The Wrights were beyond genius, 100 years later that fact is a cold , hard slap in the face. The teams should not be disapointed, for they are not near the Wright Brothers level in any way.
As impressive as modern technology is, the simple things in life (like making wood and linnen fly) still elude us.
Perhaps those Old' Rhinebeck boys should have given it a try instead, and all the engineers could have stayed home.
Engineers didnt make it fly in the first place, and probably never will.
( Engineers didnt go 500 mph with props either)
I hope by the 200th anniversary, that they have it all worked out.
Thanks Wright Boys!! Dont know what we would done without you!
I was upset by the fact that they chose not to fly it at the correct time ( 100 years, to the minute) They chose to fly it later, with the same ( and expected) outcome. If it was to have flopped, it should have on time. Talk about missing a once in a lifetime oppertunity.
I know the weather (wind) has to be correct for the Flyer to get off the ground, and its a quite fickle machine. But I find it quite humorus that the Wrights built the craft in under a year, from scratch, not knowing if it was even possible, and with little help...and it worked.
The teams doing the replicas are for the most part well funded, have vast knowlage of flight, and complete machine shops and computers and still couldnt get it done in 4 years.
The Wrights were beyond genius, 100 years later that fact is a cold , hard slap in the face. The teams should not be disapointed, for they are not near the Wright Brothers level in any way.
As impressive as modern technology is, the simple things in life (like making wood and linnen fly) still elude us.
Perhaps those Old' Rhinebeck boys should have given it a try instead, and all the engineers could have stayed home.
Engineers didnt make it fly in the first place, and probably never will.
( Engineers didnt go 500 mph with props either)
I hope by the 200th anniversary, that they have it all worked out.
Thanks Wright Boys!! Dont know what we would done without you!
Comment