Simviation Forum - Wright Flyer Fails!

Dec 17^th, 2003 at 4:00pm

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At the launch today, the flyer hit puddle at the end of its track and failed to lift off...saw the video and it looks like the guy stalled it first. Going to try later...

Cant beleive there was no thread on this yet?

..or maybe I'm blind Grin

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Reply #1 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 4:12pm

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Any chance of a link Jaffa. I have no idea what you're talking about. ???

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Reply #2 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 4:13pm

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Aye...http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=3&u=/ap/20031217/ap_on_re_...

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Reply #3 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 4:16pm

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Where are the Wright Brothers when you need 'em. Roll Eyes

Mother nature these days. Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 4:18pm

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Shows at least the Wright's knew what they were doing!! Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 4:19pm

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Thanks. I suspected it was something of the sort.

It's not always so easy to duplicate history, even with all today's advanced technology. Wink

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Reply #6 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 7:29pm

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You never know, perhaps the weather wasn't exactly the same??? Where the winds the same??? I doubt it... Wink

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Reply #7 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 9:31pm

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You can never DUPLICATE an actual flight, you can record it and play it back but you will never DUPLICATE the actual flight.

A lot of taxpayers money has been spent in many many countries to prove that.

In most countries Government Civil Aviation Sites have threads leading to the above. It makes for some very interesting reading.

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Reply #8 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 9:47pm

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Very true, I don't think they were expecting perfect conditions...heck, the brothers had to wait something like 3 months for the weather.

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Reply #9 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 11:02pm

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well, they had 7kts of wind, the Wrights had 30, whos going to do better?

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Reply #10 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 3:37am

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You can never DUPLICATE an actual flight, you can record it and play it back but you will never DUPLICATE the actual flight.

Maybe I should have said REPLICATE - never one of my favourite words. Tongue

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Reply #11 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 6:29am

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That is a scary sign Cub Shocked

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Its only in your mind, strong mind, strong soul and nobody can take that from you!

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Reply #12 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 3:27pm

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Looks to me that they were able to do re-create everything except the exact weather conditions that the Wright's flew it in.
That's the only difference really, the Wright Bros. flew it that day and at at that hour because they had the conditions they knew they needed.
So with all the expertise, and dedication & planning these folks put into this project,............they left out the most simple of requirements..................proper weather conditions. And they went ahead and flew it anyway, and got the inevitible result.
The Wright Bros wouldnt have tried it, and waited for the "Wright" conditions to exist.

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