The Wright brothers just glided in 1903. They flew in 1908.
I'm still trying to figure out your angle in all this. I've recently finished Assassins Creed IV, tell me, you wouldn't happen to have one blue eye and one brown?
The engine sustained the Flyer, and although a modern pilot with training on modern aircraft have trouble handling the Flyer, the brothers Wright had experience with their design style already.
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