100th aniversary of flight

Craig · 17-12-2003, 01:27 AM

Nothing new I have probably spelt aniversary wrong but today is the 100th year of avation.

What a significant contribution that has to been to history!

PY · 17-12-2003, 01:44 AM

As my profile says, I'm an aerospace engineer/student. This is a huge thing around the world today.

Some of the things going on

Strictly speaking, people should be saying that it is the centenary year of mechanised flight as a Yorkshireman by the name of Sir George Cayley had the first manned flight a full 60 years before the Wright brothers lifted off.

It was however just a glider containing a small boy (son of a servant) and the first adult flight was a man (the servant) who flew 250m in a glider in 1853.

It is indeed a rather large contribution but I sometimes wonder how many Americans know that people could fly before the Wright brothers.:rolleyes:

Mr. P · 17-12-2003, 02:49 AM

When I woke up this morning I said to myself - 'what a great day in history and flight', before running down the street to get the paper - and skipping immediatly to the sport.

luckyeddie · 17-12-2003, 04:28 AM

Chris Hinton to mention flighted spin in 5....4....3....

luckyeddie · 17-12-2003, 04:30 AM

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Originally posted by PY
Strictly speaking, people should be saying that it is the centenary year of mechanised flight as a Yorkshireman by the name of Sir George Cayley had the first manned flight a full 60 years before the Wright brothers lifted off.

It was however just a glider containing a small boy (son of a servant) and the first adult flight was a man (the servant) who flew 250m in a glider in 1853.

Which in itself was fully 70 years after the Montgolfier Brothers.

Langeveldt · 17-12-2003, 06:23 AM

100 years, woah its come on along way :wow:

PY · 17-12-2003, 01:56 PM

*smirks*

Mr. P · 17-12-2003, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by PY
*smirks*

....America

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PY International Coach Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 10,736	As my profile says, I'm an aerospace engineer/student. This is a huge thing around the world today. Some of the things going on Strictly speaking, people should be saying that it is the centenary year of mechanised flight as a Yorkshireman by the name of Sir George Cayley had the first manned flight a full 60 years before the Wright brothers lifted off. It was however just a glider containing a small boy (son of a servant) and the first adult flight was a man (the servant) who flew 250m in a glider in 1853. It is indeed a rather large contribution but I sometimes wonder how many Americans know that people could fly before the Wright brothers.:rolleyes: __________________ A True Champion - Bob. Rest in peace. 15/04/06 "People today have too big a devil and too small a God" - Stephen Currie "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1

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Mr. P International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: . Posts: 4,710	When I woke up this morning I said to myself - 'what a great day in history and flight', before running down the street to get the paper - and skipping immediatly to the sport.

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