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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Dec 2017, 14:37

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Amos I. Root, the man who saw a plane flying on Sep. 20, 1904!

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Posted By usbhub

This article is the main contribution of the...

This article is the main contribution of the Wright brothers to the development of aviation.
The next contribution came on August 8, 1908 when they showed their plane on the ground and in the air.
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Dec 2017, 14:01

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Amos I. Root, the man who saw a plane flying on Sep. 20, 1904!

Views: 4,084

Posted By usbhub

1) The Bariquand & Marre engines are the first...

1) The Bariquand & Marre engines are the first ones that powered, beyond any doubt, a Wright flying plane (on August 8. 1908). In December 1906 (not before) the Wrights already had an engine looking...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Dec 2017, 21:56

Replies: 15

Amos I. Root, the man who saw a plane flying on Sep. 20, 1904!

Views: 4,084

Posted By usbhub

Amos Root saw nothing. Wilbur Wright built...

Amos Root saw nothing.

Wilbur Wright built his first working plane in France during the summer of 1908.
A letter dated July 24, 1908, sent from France by Hart O. Berg (a business representative...

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