In article ,
"Gord Beaman" ) wrote:

Isn't it amazing how little they really knew about heavier than
air flight?...here's the Wright Brother's competition making a
mistake that any kid now-a-days wouldn't make.

Such a basic mistake that it really showed that they had very
little understanding of the mechanics of flight at all.

....and that the Wrights had a handle on it that you now consider "basic."

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