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My understanding is that it wasn’t power-to-drag but power -to-weight. Although the Wright brothers deservedly get a lot of credit, I think they made progress
by bumby 2y ago
My understanding is that it wasn’t power-to-drag but power -to-weight.
Although the Wright brothers deservedly get a lot of credit, I think they made progress once they enlisted the help of Curtis due to his knowledge of lightweight internal combustion engines.
The book Bird Men is a god read on this subject.
- rootusrootus 2y ago> The book Bird Men is a god read on this subject. Thanks for that recommendation, I'll add that to my book reading list!
- Stratoscope 2y agoFor anyone who has trouble finding this book like I did, the actual title is Birdmen (no space): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GL3MGTI https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GL3MGTI