Weta43 Posted May 14, 2006 Posted May 14, 2006 Actually if you look in a modern textbook you'll see they've changed the the definition of what the Wright brothers did from the first powered flight to the first controlled powered flight because there's documented proof that a guy "Richard Pearse" managed a powered flight some time before them in the south island of New Zealand (took off, flew, crashed) but his bird was missing some control surfaces, so the Wright brothers did the first "controlled" powered flight ( thus saving the re-writing every textbook in the world ) "Richard Pearse: "Mad Pearse", "Bamboo Dick", self-taught inventor, prophetic designer, trail blazing aviator and eccentric visionary. On or about 31st March 1903 a reclusive New Zealand farmer Richard Pearse climbed into a self-built monoplane and flew for about 140 metres before crashing into a gorse hedge on his Waitohi property . Even at half the distance Pearse must have felt the liberating but anxious exhilaration of flying. There is uncertainty about whether it met the definitions of sustained flight (primarily amongst Americans & testbook publishers :-) ), but it came eight months before the Wright Brothers entered the record books at Kitty Hawk North Carolina on 17th December 1903. " Cheers.
Guest IguanaKing Posted May 14, 2006 Posted May 14, 2006 I think the idea was to take off and bring the aircraft back down in one piece. ;)
Crusty Posted May 14, 2006 Posted May 14, 2006 While you're still arguing about why the '27 is better cuz it did the cobra first you're all forgetting one thing: The Wright brothers did it first. Nuff said. :megalol::pilotfly:Settle down in the back now:joystick: 1 oo err...missus:animals_bunny: ** Anti-Pastie**
Weta43 Posted May 15, 2006 Posted May 15, 2006 He taxi'd, he took off, he FLEW, he crashed into a hedge. - The important bit is in capitals. Cheers.
yamangman Posted May 15, 2006 Posted May 15, 2006 Next someone will say American's invented the car, combustion and the light bulb.
Weta43 Posted May 15, 2006 Posted May 15, 2006 The funny thing is that some people probably think they did :-) Cheers.
RvETito Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 I did it first! You happy now? :D "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE=
nscode Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 You and I should team up and put a kamov gear box in a stealth yugo :D That would be a first... :) Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
RvETito Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 You and I should team up and put a kamov gear box in a stealth yugo :D That would be a first... :) Nah.. the Ferrari won't let us do it, we'll take all their business.:D "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE=
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