On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:51:39 -0800 (PST), buttman
wrote in
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On Mar 3, 11:42 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Larry Dighera wrote :

This video has been around for a while, but it's still enjoyable as a
glimpse into the beginning of a new era:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwrh79lHllQ

None of thsoe predates the wrights and few are anywhere near the beginning.
Many date from the late thirties, in fact.

Bertie

Nope. Wrong again.

You are observant enough to notice that Leonardo de Vince predates the
Wrights.

Here are some mo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMhdk...eature=related

This looks like Orvel's 1908 Army trials at Ft. Myer in which the
first airplane fatality occurred:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnegb...eature=related
http://www.firstflight.org/shrine/thomas_selfridge.cfm

Wilbur:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Cvk...eature=related