David Luff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> One suggestion though - it would be much easer to tell when one
> has become airborne if there was a suitable wooden-skid-over ground noise
> related to speed. I would assume it was pretty noisy during the takeoff
> run.
It probably had a metal roller on w
On 12/17/02 at 1:10 PM Jim Wilson wrote:
>Paul Beardsley's beautiful 1903 Flyer model for MSFS was the original
>inspiration for this model. I certainly wouldn't have gotten as far
>without
>his work. Orville's body, the top surface of the wings, and the sprocket
>textures are his.
>
>To take off
Today is the 99th anniversary of the day that Orville Wright took off in a 20
knot north-north-easterly wind in a machine with a top airspeed of 30, at
about 10am off a surf washed beach area (it was flat) at Kill Devil Hills,
North Carolina. This, of course, is also the first day of the centennia
