Jim Macklin wrote:
I think we have stumbled on something here. The Wright
brothers took many years to build their flying machine and
for the time, lots of money. But the amount was so low that
it isn't even reported, still we can assume that it was more
than the cost of a normal vacation from Ohio to the Atlantic
coast. They flew a few feet off the ground at less than
running speed.
WWI increased spending and the airplanes flew higher and
faster.
WWII spent a lot more money and the airplanes flew even
higher, faster and further.
During the Cold War airplanes got VERY expensive and some
airplanes cost two billion dollars each. This very airplane
can fly around the world, drop bombs and fly home. In each
case, it costs a lot of money.
These new expensive airplanes don't even look like
conventional airplanes, but again, without the money of the
government they don't fly.
Maybe flight is just a government conspiracy to spend money?



"Dan" wrote in message
news:gYULf.27316$Ug4.25466@dukeread12...
| Ernest Christley wrote:
| Richard Isakson wrote:
| "ChuckSlusarczyk" wrote ...
|
| First honest thing I've read in this thread. Lift is
caused by
| feathers is
|
| a
|
| known scientific fact and I can prove it .
|
|
| I hate to get involved in these "what causes lift"
threads but this is
| nonsense. An ostrich after all, with all it's
feathers, CAN'T FLY. I
| already stated a couple weeks ago that flight is magic.
A well known
| fact.
| Such silliness as "feathers" and "lift demons" is just
an attempt to
| avoid
| being burnt at the stake by the fearful masses.
|
| Rich
|
|
|
| Oh, stop it! Stop it! Stop it! This is all pure
nonsense and has
| nothing to do with MANNED flight. We all know that it
is MONEY that
| keeps airplanes in the air. I have a whole stack if
bills as proof.
|
|
| I can prove you are wrong. It's PAID bills that get men
off the
| ground. See how long you will fly if you decide to stop
paying the bills.
|
| Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired



What really disturbs me is that almost makes sense. You missed the
part about cup holders. The prices really got out of hand when cup
holders were invented. Are you sure your not one of "them?"

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired