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Old 4th Jun 2014, 06:54
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simplex1
 
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I have already presented the impossible case of Charlie Taylor.
see: http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post8494418

This mechanic simply did not have the knowledge and experience to build an internal combustion engine, a motor that could not be found on the market in 1903.

Add to this the fact the 1903 engine has not survived. Its existence is just a claim. What is presented now as the 1903 motor is a latter alleged reconstruction of the original, same as the 1903 Flyer itself.
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