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The Wright Brothers had a bicycle company and then invented the airplane[1]. They didn't just make airplanes, they invented them. I have no stake in the Dyson
by jamesmishra 7y ago
The Wright Brothers had a bicycle company and then invented the airplane[1]. They didn't just make airplanes, they invented them.
I have no stake in the Dyson car, but there are other reasons that it didn't work out.
[1]: https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/who/1895/biketoflight.cfm https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/onlin...
- bdamm 7y agoOn of my favorite aspects of this story is that in order to invent the propeller (one of Wright's true innovations) they had to invent and build the Lift Balance. They built the Lift Balance[1]... out of bicycle spokes and hack saw blades[2]! [1]: https://wright.nasa.gov/airplane/balance.html https://wright.nasa.gov/airplane/balance.html [2]: http://aerologic.com/aiaa/AIAA-02-11-2006.pdf http://aerologic.com/aiaa/AIAA-02-11-2006.pdf
- tim333 7y agoThough the Wright Bros weren't competing with existing entrenched aircraft manufacturers in the way Dyson would be competing with Tesla et al.