On 5/21/2014 3:44 PM, LizR wrote:
Yes, I was indeed thinking of the superhero Bicycle Repair Man when I wrote
that.
However I'm not so keen on deifying the Wright brothers when they were just two in a
long line of people in many countries who gradually developed powered flight. They did
make a significant improvement, of course, but there were plenty of others who helped
pave the way to modern aeroplanes (including one somewhat dubious claim from New Zealand)
Interestingly in the context of this thread, one of the Wright brother's main
contributions was their systematic (dare I say "scientific") approach using a wind tunnel
to study air foils.
Brent
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