true.

On 11/6/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > WillBo wrote:
> > It would take considerably less doing to make a WWI era bi-plane.
>
> I saw a PBS show where these guys built the Wright Bros planes from
> the original designs and used a restored engine.  The wanted to
> exactly duplicate the flight.
>
> It took about 10 years total with probably ~2 years for the exactly
> build.  It looked massively complicated with all the wires, wood,
> fabric, etc.
>
> They finally got it together, did a 'run up' and the pilot decided to
> take off.  He ended up crashing in 50 feet of trees and almost killed
> himself.  The plane of course was pretty hacked up.
>
> Anyway, that just shows it's not easy and that's not as close to as
> complicated as a nuke.
>
> 

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