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![]() "Big John" wrote in message ... They talk about the 1902 Glider and then the 1903 Flyer in almost the same breath. Picture is of a glider not a stripped down Flyer. Yeah, it's goofy. There's no scale model. They built a 1902 Wright glider (accurately), and they've been tweaking it as they go along to make it more representative of the 03 Flyer I wonder why they didn't choose some pilots that weigh 100-105 pounds like flew the man powered aircraft across the English Channel and other flights? A light pilot would give them a leg up on the low engine power they will have in the replica engine. They're trying not to cheat on Wilbur and Orville. They could do any number of things to make it easier, but they aren't going to. Kevin is pretty skinny, but he's a tall guy. Terry isn't that large. It will be one of those two. About the only thing they have up on the Wright Brothers is a lot more practice flight time in the 02 variant. Best of luck to them in their try. Yes, everybody has worked really hard on this thing and they are almost without exception nice people as well. |
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