PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - The Wright brothers just glided in 1903. They flew in 1908.
Old 21st Jun 2014, 23:51
  #553 (permalink)  
99Cruiser99
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
A Pope - Toledo motor used by the Wright brothers

Flyer III 1905 weighted 925 lb and was powered by a 12 - 15 hp, 240 lb engine similar to the ones used by Pope - Toledo cars made in Ohio about that time!!
So what? Maybe they bought one and modified it. It is a well known fact the Wrights wrote several engine manufacturers trying to buy engines.
99Cruiser99 is offline