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Bah, there's a report of an earlier one in Ovid's Metamorphoses from 8 CE. http://messybeast.com/dragonqueen/icarus-accident.htm http://messybeast.com/dragonqu
by delichon 8mo ago
Bah, there's a report of an earlier one in Ovid's Metamorphoses from 8 CE.
http://messybeast.com/dragonqueen/icarus-accident.htm http://messybeast.com/dragonqueen/icarus-accident.htm
- behehebd 8mo agoArticle title says plane but in the text it says powered flight.
- emmelaich 8mo agoBut not "non human-powered" flight? If Icarus flapped a little, that counts.
- Retric 8mo agoIf you can’t maintain altitude without losing significant airspeed, you’re just falling.