December 17, 1903

I was given an 8-part audiobook on the Wright brothers. All I can say is that it's really opened my eyes to who the brothers really were. Their entire journey is fascinating. Not just "those guys who flew first."

Edit: David McCullough - The Wright Brothers (read by the author)
 
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Where's that nutcase who drones on and on about the Wright Bros not doing squat? He's usually entertaining. :D
 
Cpt_Kirk said:
I was given an 8-part audiobook on the Wright brothers. All I can say is that it's really opened my eyes to who the brothers really were. Their entire journey is fascinating. Not just "those guys who flew first."

Edit: David McCullough - The Wright Brothers (read by the author)
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I read the book. I agree it is fascinating!

-Skip
 
Two wrongs do not make a right,

but two Wrights made an airplane.....
 
noobJohn said:
Where's that nutcase who drones on and on about the Wright Bros not doing squat? He's usually entertaining. :D
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He gets redirected to the wright brothers wikipedia page when he comes to POA now. That's the rumor I heard.
 
I thought someone said the Wright brothers were not first... :stirpot:
 
Cpt_Kirk said:
I was given an 8-part audiobook on the Wright brothers. All I can say is that it's really opened my eyes to who the brothers really were. Their entire journey is fascinating. Not just "those guys who flew first."

Edit: David McCullough - The Wright Brothers (read by the author)
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Yeah I read that one too. I recommend.
 
They need to be on the $100 bill. After all, they made the proverbial burger flight possible. :yes: :D
 
SkyDog58 said:
They need to be on the $100 bill. After all, they made the proverbial burger flight possible. :yes: :D
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Well, they're on a quarter. Is that good enough?

Doesn't that make them two-bit aviators?

FWIW, they weren't just bicycle mechanics. They were bicycle manufacturers. And their bikes were surprisingly modern.
 
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Hey, not to steal any of Orville and Wilbur's thunder here, but today is also the anniversary of the DC-3's first flight. Gotta love the goonie bird!
 
The credit for a scientific discovery or invention goes to the ones who made their discovery known to the world.

The Wrights are the ones. Celebrate Dec 19.
 
Zeldman said:
Gustave Whitehead may have flown first, but he did not have any PR people working for him.
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Gustave Whitehead may have hopped before the Wrights flew. By Whitehead's own statements he did not achieve controlled flight before the Wrights.
 
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