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The British Meteor was tops overall for WWII The top jet fighter, that was never in air-to-air combat? Shucks, maybe the Bell Airacuda was the best piston-engine fighter of the war. The Meteor, like the P-80, came too late for the banquet. And George Cayley didn't trust his glider enough to go up in it. And Saint Brendan went back to Ireland without getting his passport stamped. They were attempts that didn't quite make it, for one reason or another, and serve only to gratify patriotic passions and conspiracy theorists. all the best -- Dan Ford (email: info AT danford.net) see the Warbird's Forum at http://www.danford.net/index.htm Vietnam | Flying Tigers | Pacific War | Brewster Buffalo | Piper Cub |
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message news This would explain why we celebrate Lief Erikson Day, and why most of North America speaks Norwegian as its first language? I don't follow. Most inhabitants of North America speak English as their first language, but I don't believe Columbus did. Did Columbus speak English at all? |
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... Joe Who? Montgolfier. The world was full of folks who jumped off roofs, went up in balloons and gliders, and crashed motorized airplanes into rivers, but that was not powered flight. That was failure. The Wright Bros succeeded. To them goes the palm, and the world's memory. You didn't say co-fathers of powered flight, you said co-fathers of flight. Balloon flight is still flight. |
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Cub Driver wrote: This would explain why we celebrate Lief Erikson Day, Yes, it does. (Leif Erikson Day is October 9:th in the USA.) If it doesn't have consequences, it wasn't discovery. Well, it wasn't exactly like Vinland and Greenland were instantly or totally forgotten, it was more like the knowledge wasn't very useful, with the climate change and all. So by your definition, it was discovery, and analogously some of the pre-1903 pioneers' actions did have consequences. -- Urban Fredriksson http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/ Things that try to look like things often look more like things than things do. |
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I don't follow. Most inhabitants of North America speak English as their first language, but I don't believe Columbus did. Did Columbus speak English at all? Most inhabitants of the Americas speak Spanish as their first language, as a consequence of Columbus's discovery (or opening, if you prefer) of the New World. Next in importance as discovers and exploiters were the English, and a distant third were the French. The Irish and the Vikings were of no importance in this process; their voyages had no consequences; they might as well have stayed at home, for all the impact those voyages had on history. all the best -- Dan Ford email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9 see the Warbird's Forum at http://www.danford.net/index.htm Vietnam | Flying Tigers | Pacific War | Brewster Buffalo | Piper Cub |
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Yes, it does. (Leif Erikson Day is October 9:th in the USA.) A fact that is known to what percentage of Americans (a term that includes in this usage all residents of the Americas)? One millioneth of one percent? Be serious. Is Lief Erikson Day celebrated even in Norway? When I was in Madrid on 12 Oct 1957, I was amused and touched to discover that Columbus Day was a big event in Spain--bigger, in fact, that it presently is in the U.S. all the best -- Dan Ford email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9 see the Warbird's Forum at http://www.danford.net/index.htm Vietnam | Flying Tigers | Pacific War | Brewster Buffalo | Piper Cub |
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... If you like. It's not flight to me. If it's not flight to you then you don't know what flight is. |
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... Most inhabitants of the Americas speak Spanish as their first language, That may very well be, but if you review your previous message you'll discover that you already limited the area of discussion to North America. |
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Cub Driver wrote: Balloon flight is still flight. If you like. It's not flight to me. I think it would be impractical for Virgin Atlantic to install video monitors in coach on a balloon flight. all the best -- Dan Ford Why? From what I have seen there were pretty luxurious accomodations on some trans-atlantic airships - hell of a lot more comfortable looking than coach in a jetliner. Dave |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... A fact that is known to what percentage of Americans (a term that includes in this usage all residents of the Americas)? That's not correct, "Americans" as it is used today refers only to citizens of the United States. So say you. On what authority? -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.) |
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