Liquid Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Today December 17th 2003 marks the 100th year of Aviation. Happy Birthday Flying! And Thank you Wright Bros. for conquering this amazing feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay C Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 interestingly, i was watching horizon the other day, where there was an attempt to recreate an aircraft that was designed and (possibly) flown before the Wright Brothers, it was really interesting as nothing was left of his design, no pictures, and few design drawings, but none of the final product. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevember Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 The most interesting part is they met Neil Armstong after landing on the moon, bet they didn't think that. It's 100 years of powered flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 i saw this special on the history channel :) was really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flya150 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Well, looks like the attempt to re-create the flight didn't go so well there in Kitty Hawk today. Too bad. flya150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 i just saw that on discovery channel.. i thought it was stupid.. i dunno.. but i liked the show that came on after. it was just about wright brothers and everything they invented and put together. i like to "entertain my brain" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 they had stuff at the wright bros memorial and at wright state univ but i didn't go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xp1ode Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 i was watchin all about airplanes on the history channel today, all daaaaaaaay. It was pretty cool to watch, they not only had stuff about the wright brothers but also everything that was before that and what is now. A very good show to watch, and oh yeah Happy anniversary to flying, wonder where we'll be in 50-100 years from now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I saw that program on History Channel also where they had the Air Force and Navy pilots trying to fly the re-make of the Wright Flyer. It's amazing how much effort, exact timing, and forward thinking goes into something that seems so simple. I also thought it to be very interesting that during the re-make test flights, the one day there was no wind, it was the same day there was no wind during the Wright Bros. attempt. And, just like with the Wright Bros., the very next day yielded extremely high winds. Kind of spooky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snippet1 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Geez - I'd forgotten all aobut this! I first heard about it back in Feb at the airshow, but I just persumed the whole 100th anniversary was over! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 did you guys see the model that University of Utah made? it was exactly like the wright flyer 1903, but everything they used was new thechnology and a powerful engine.. during the test.. IT FLEW! :rolleyes: it more than flew.. it went way up in the air and the guy made a turn and landed the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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