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This is similar to Traian Vuia[1] in Romania. We were taught in schools that he was the first person to build an airplane. The contentious issue being what an
by xdennis 4y ago
This is similar to Traian Vuia[1] in Romania. We were taught in schools that he was the first person to build an airplane.
The contentious issue being what an airplane is: Wright Flyer needed a track and a catapult to take off, but was controllable in fight. The Vuia I could take off by itself, but was not controllable in flight.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traian_Vuia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traian_Vuia
- jmopp 4y agoAround the turn of the century there were many tinkerers all across the world working on the problem of powered flight. Each person's success would be recorded in the local newspaper, and they were generally unaware of each other's work until a few years after the fact.