The Wright's predecessors and contemporaries may have called them
'Aerodromes' but they didn't fly.
Errr. Curtis, a contemporary of the Wrights was a member of the AEA
along with Bell and others. Bell referred to their aeroplanes as
Aerodromes and so did Curtis and they flew very well, better
At 03:54 PM 16/01/2012, you wrote:
Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane so that's what it should
be called IMO. I'll go along with ramp too.
They did what?
I can't think of one thing that they invented.
Perhaps they were the first to achieve sustainable, controlled,
powered flight.
I rather think that what the Wright Brothers actually invented was the
aileron, or its immediate predecessor.
Everything else about the basic aeroplane that they flew was pretty much
already known and in existence.
One reason they came up with the idea was probably that they were
bicycle
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Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ramp Check on Tug at Beverley
Did the CASA official provide proof of his own identity?
I think that you would be within your rights to at least record the
name of the officer doing the ramp check and what
On 16/01/12 17:53, DMcD wrote:
As glider pilots, we should avoid the lot and support Lillienthal
because all the motorise aeroplanes would eventually run out of gas
while, given the right conditions, Lillienthal could have soared for
days.
I would like to put in a word for George Cayley here -
John,
thanks for the heads up.
We had the CASA Drugs and Alcohol tester turn up on a Wednesday to test us,
finding the gate closed they phoned the contact number to find out that we
usually
only operate on weekends; 2 minutes of pre trip Internet research would have
saved
them a trip.
, 16 January 2012 5:00 AM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ramp Check on Tug at Beverley
John,
thanks for the heads up.
We had the CASA Drugs and Alcohol tester turn up on a Wednesday to test us,
finding the gate closed
Did the CASA official provide proof of his own identity?
I think that you would be within your rights to at least record the name of the
officer doing the ramp check and what transpired in case anything went pear
shaped.
In today's age, how would you know you're not dealing with someone who
;-)
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Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ramp Check on Tug at Beverley
We could use the British apron or tarmac both of which are also
inappropriate in describing that area.
CASA probably uses ramp because
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Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ramp Check on Tug at Beverley
We could use the British apron or tarmac both of which are also
inappropriate in describing that area.
CASA probably uses ramp because that's what the FAA calls
Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane so that's what it should
be called IMO. I'll go along with ramp too.
They did what?
I can't think of one thing that they invented.
Perhaps they were the first to achieve sustainable, controlled, powered flight.
Maybe I can think of things they
Actually they did invent one thing. The three axis control system. Unlike their
popular success - powered flight, the 3 axis system was invented by them a year
earlier. The modern 3 axis has one variation on their patent, it uses ailerons
instead of warping the wings. Like all inventions, each
And that is a BIG perhaps they were the first to achieve sustainable
flight.
They certainly worked hard at becoming know as the fathers of aviation
tho.
http://www.deepsky.com/~firstflight/Pages/gpage6.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pearse
And Pearse made everything on his plane,
Actually they did invent one thing. The three axis control system. Unlike
their popular success - powered flight, the 3 axis system was invented by
them a year earlier. The modern 3 axis has one variation on their patent, it
uses ailerons instead of warping the wings.
I think you are right
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