Glen;
That's a great website-- thanks! Don't miss the Kate Carew interview.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Glen Barrett [mailto:speedtimer@charter.net]
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 10:04 AM
To: Albaugh, Neil; 'Keith Turk'; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The Wright Flyer
Neil, Keith & list
Those interested in the Wright bros. check out this site.
www.first-to-fly.com also log on to google for other great stuff on the
Bros.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: "'Keith Turk'" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 8:47 AM
Subject: RE: The Wright Flyer
> Keith;
>
> That was a good program. It's a shame that most schoolbooks and many
> textbooks characterize the Wright Brothers as simple "bicycle mechanics"
who
> tinkered with a glider with an engine.
>
> That's wrong, wrong, wrong! They were as advanced as anyone in the world
in
> aerodynamics; they did careful wind tunnel experiments and analyzed other
> flight experimenter's failures as well as their own.
>
> They deserve much more credit that most books give them.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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