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the same way like the Wrights' patent practically killed aircraft development in US for almost two decades.
by trhway 6y ago
the same way like the Wrights' patent practically killed aircraft development in US for almost two decades.
- jeffbee 6y agoThat the American aviation business was somehow set back by the Wright Brothers is, I guess, a take.
- trhway 6y ago>a take. only in the same way like the evolution is "just a theory". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers_patent_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers_patent_war "The patent war stalled development of the U.S. aviation industry.[7][10][11][8][12] However, this claim has been disputed in research.[13] Perhaps as a consequence, airplane development in the United States fell so far behind Europe[7] that in World War I American pilots were forced to fly European combat aircraft, instead.[14][15][16][17] After the war began, the U.S. Government pressured the aviation industry to form an organization to share patents.[7][18]"