Stuf4 wrote:

"Stuf4" wrote:

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/...re1/index.html

Speaking of the "first 100 years of flight", I expect that the French
were celebrating the centennial of flight several years before the
Wright's ever took interest in building a flying machine!

NatGeo quote:
"When powered flight turns a hundred on December 17..."

I should also point out that centennial of _powered_ flight has passed
as well. National Geographic is overlooking the accomplishments of
Samuel Langley. Here's a rare map that shows the reported flight path
of his historic powered flights of 1896:

http://www.flyingmachines.org/langmap.html

...and a photo:

http://tinyurl.com/x5jw


Looks to me Langley was going no where fast, just flying in circles.

Craig Fink