"Dave Hyde" wrote in message
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sanman wrote:

Read this article -- pretty interesting commentary about the coming
age of suborbital homebuilding

The first suborbital homebuilt flight was just under 100 years ago.

Dave 'apogee' Hyde


Surely by that criteria it was several millenia ago when the first birdman
stepped off a cliff with eagle feathers in his hands and a misplaced
understanding of power to weight ratios?

Andy McKenzie