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Old 31st May 2014, 06:02
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An original Wright photo and a pic taken at NASM for comparison (this probably has a little lens distortion).
Both pics emphasizing the rather frail construction,I can see why the Wrights liked to fly in a reasonable wind - to keep the groundspeed (and hence landing speed) down to a minimum!
Any frail wooden aircraft that is 'rebuilt' will be largly a replica anyway !







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