On 22 May 2014 11:18, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >
Yes, and I believe that led them to invent a much improved control system. (They were very important in the history of flight. I only object to claims that they were the sole pioneers, when there were dozens of others who also contributed.) However I must admit the context of this thread is, for me at least, rather obscure in places! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
