you still don't get it. the engine wasn't the thing. the ability to control the wing was the thing. there had been engines before the wright brothers started their work but there were no airplanes.
and that standing on the shoulders of giants line is really pretty boring.
and so are you
oh and for added interest the FAI wasn't organized until 1905...some 18 months after the wright brothers first flight, powered, controlled , resistance if futile!
Last edited by skyhighfallguy; 20th Jun 2015 at 03:38.