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flarepilot

16th Dec 2013 21:10

110th Anniversary of First Flight

Dec 17, 1903...first flight by Orville Wright followed By Wilbur Wright.

Just think, PPRUNE wouldn't exist without the WRights.

VH-UFO

16th Dec 2013 22:02

110th Anniversary of First Flight

Ah, but were they the first?

DaveReidUK

16th Dec 2013 22:29

November 21, 1783 has a pretty good claim to be the "first flight".

joy ride

17th Dec 2013 08:12

Yup, all depends on how you define it! Certainly the Wright Brothers were the first to fly a heavier-than-air powered and controlled craft.
Balloons then gliders flew first, then some hops in powered craft which did not have any means of control, Clement Ader's claimed flight in Eole was actually longer than the Wright's flight, but the craft had no means of 3 axis control.
The Wight Brothers learned hugely from previous pioneers, but no doubting their fantastic achievement.

Captain Dart

17th Dec 2013 09:29

Controlled, sustained, documented and repeated. I think the Wrights have it.

DH106

17th Dec 2013 15:57

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Controlled, sustained, documented and repeated

With those 4 provisos, yes.

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