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Kitty Hawk was chosen because the strong consistent winds so definitely helped. I don't know about 20 feet though.
by rtkwe 4y ago
Kitty Hawk was chosen because the strong consistent winds so definitely helped. I don't know about 20 feet though.
- WalterBright 4y agoEven airplanes today always try to take off into the wind :-) An aircraft carrier will steam full blast into the wind when launching airplanes. The Wright Flyer surely landed in less than 20 feet, too, as it just had a skid.