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Originally Posted by gospodin
Actually, possibly the third. Clement Ader from France was the first to have powered flight, but it got little notice, and nothing came of it until the Wright Brothers. There was also the undocumented flight of American Gustave Whitehead a couple of years before, but since it wasn't recorded, there's some doubt. But the Wright Brothers get the credit because of the publicity, and the fact that all aircraft designed immediately after used many of the Wright's ideas. The Europeans were much more keen to use aircraft than the Americans, so they had superior planes by WWI. Oh, and soccer/football is a pansy game...  |
I didn´t know about the french aviator and I really thought the brazilian Santos Dumont was the first to fly. The aviator was living in Paris when he started to built his machines. Anyway I am glad one american recognize that the Wright´s flight was a CTIT (controlled flight into terrain).
And just as a side note:I prefer playing tennis insted of soccer. AS I am posting here I am watching Federer x Sampras match! Fantastic.