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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jul 2015, 23:35
Replies: 146
Views: 27,798
Posted By FlightlessParrot

As people have said, the development of...

As people have said, the development of heavier-than-air aviation does not depend on a single invention. Some advances were by invention, some by integration of previously existing knowledge.
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jun 2015, 07:38
Replies: 146
Views: 27,798
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Shall we ignore the troll?

A more prospective topic is suggested by Megan:


For my money, the Wrights were the first to combine an adequate motor with an adequate (just) system of control, as the result of a proper...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jun 2015, 08:31
Replies: 146
Views: 27,798
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Good trolling. Let's see. Cayley;...

Good trolling.

Let's see. Cayley; Lilienthal; Santos Dumont; Bleriot; Alcock and Brown; Hans von Ohain (I don't know if he was a pilot, but he could have been); Alan Cobham; Igor Sikorsky (before...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2015, 09:26
Replies: 146
Views: 27,798
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Do not feed the trolls, please

We've been round this hamster wheel before. There could be an interesting discussion about the various contributions of the pioneers (amongst whom Whitehead is NOT to be numbered), but this is just...
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