"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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(robert arndt) wrote:

The 21st century guys trying to fly that flimsy replica can't replicate
the
Wright's experience (with their own design) nor the right conditions for
the flight(s) in 1903.

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Not unlike frost or ice accumulations on a metal wing, water
accumulations on an uncoated fabric wing seriously degrades
performance. Water tends to collect in the porous fabric and beads
up on the leading edge increasing the takeoff, landing, and stall
speeds and also increases the overall weight of the aircraft.

The wings were drooping, Mike.