>The only real pioneers were Orville and >Wilber types who did not have much of a knowledge base to adapt their ideas >to make something different.
Actually, they started from the wing designs of O. Lillenthal, but modified them based on a wind tunnel that they designed and built. In fact, wing design went all the way back to good old Leonardo. (That we know of. It may ave gone much further back than that.) Larry Severson Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 968-9852 lar...@socal.rr.com
