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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jul 2015, 07:29
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

Longer Ron : I personally think that the Wrights...

Longer Ron : I personally think that the Wrights qualify a little higher than most purely because of the impressive hard work that they put in to further proper scientific/engineering aviation...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jul 2015, 11:00
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

The last 2 posts say what I think but expressed...

The last 2 posts say what I think but expressed much better!

I am not "anti-Wright" and agree that their contribution and dedication was huge, but I feel that the "podium" built for them by their...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jul 2015, 08:14
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

Thread drift or not, I think a good understanding...

Thread drift or not, I think a good understanding of the various innovative steps in aviation's development is useful and interesting, regardless of who or what nation begat them.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jun 2015, 16:13
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

Bobby Brown seems fairly apt! Roxy and...

Bobby Brown seems fairly apt!

Roxy and Elsewhere, Overnight Sensation and the Black Page awaiting my attention at the weekend.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jun 2015, 08:57
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

Bravo Haraka!

Bravo Haraka!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jun 2015, 08:09
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

As dear old Frank Zappa once said, “A mind is...

As dear old Frank Zappa once said, “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.”

Excellent quote, very apt.

Time to listen to some more Zappa too, cheers 7-cylinder man!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jun 2015, 07:12
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

Skyhighfallguy: "I've taken a keen interest in...

Skyhighfallguy: "I've taken a keen interest in the wrights and really can't stand so many naysayers and history rewriters"

No offence, but the real problem is that you display great ignorance of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jun 2015, 08:33
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

I do not know anything specific about the...

I do not know anything specific about the technical details in the Wrights' Patents, but I do know for sure that boat, pump and mill sails were all "Known", and so too were the cables, ropes and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jun 2015, 07:20
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

A Patent is NOT PROOF that the invention is new! ...

A Patent is NOT PROOF that the invention is new!

It just indicates that the Patent Office's searches have not found any evidence of the invention having existed previously, and therefore...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2015, 14:07
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

I completely agree with Haraka and the reputable...

I completely agree with Haraka and the reputable sources he quotes.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jun 2015, 06:36
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

Haraka: ......QED, no further comment !

Haraka: ......QED, no further comment !
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jun 2015, 14:10
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

And the bit about german technology and research...

And the bit about german technology and research was interesting, but they seemed to borrow heavily from Goddard's work on rockets.

Goddard was fully aware of the British Army's use of Congreve's...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jun 2015, 08:10
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

It seems from this thread that the criteria have...

It seems from this thread that the criteria have now been "stretched" so that only those with a scientific background qualify as important pioneers.

So for those who want "Aviation Science" to be...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jun 2015, 09:38
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

And, it does so happen that every major aviation...

And, it does so happen that every major aviation triumph was american. Anyone care to offer another opinion?


Yes, my opinion is that this is the most blinkered, nationalist and wildly untrue...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jun 2015, 20:00
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

An aviation Mt Rushmore would clearly, and...

An aviation Mt Rushmore would clearly, and fairly, be limited to US achievements, but you're right that it would not honour others around the world!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2015, 10:18
Replies: 146
Views: 27,801
Posted By joy ride

Everything depends on which criteria you use to...

Everything depends on which criteria you use to define human flight:

witnessed, lighter-than-air, heavier-than-air, powered, unassisted, controlled, sustained, survived, soaring, repeated.

The...
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