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People did genuinely struggle to define "useful flying machine", which is why you see the description of the Wright Brother's flight come with so much detail: "
by nitwit005 1y ago
People did genuinely struggle to define "useful flying machine", which is why you see the description of the Wright Brother's flight come with so much detail: "first controlled, sustained flight of a powered airplane".
- xanderlewis 1y ago> or at least it's easily possible to come up with a good definition.
- nitwit005 1y agoThat's my point. It wasn't easy. There are still disputes over flight achievements because people don't agree what should count.