On Fri, 25 May 2001, Reggie Bautista wrote:
> >From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> [some stuff snipped]
>
> >That's why I claim that self-launch is essential
> >for the *first* airplane, and not essencial after
> >the self-lauch problem was solved.
>
> But if I recall correctly, it was a self-launching airplane that the Wright
> brothers were attempting to market in 1905, a year before the other flights
> in or near Paris. (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.)
I think they were still using catapults at the time. However, by the end
of 1905, IIRC the US Army had put in an order for some Flyers...
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
