Re: A Moot Point

From: Campos & Davis Photos (photos@campos-davis.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jan 27 2000 - 01:11:44 /etc/localtime


Once again it depends who you believe! And what you classify as an
aeroplane!

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----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Wein <jayelwin@yahoo.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: 26 January 2000 17:42
Subject: Re: A Moot Point

> > Who flew the first real aeroplane?
> > Was it the Wrights Brothers? No it was Santos
> > Dumont, but he didn't
> > have the foresight to have a film camera present and
> > so didn't go down
> > in history!!!
>
> The Wrght Brothers first flew their gasoline powered
> airplane in 1903 (December 17). Santos Dumont did fly
> a heavier than air craft in 1901, however it was a
> hydrogen filled small dirrigible. He did fly a winged
> aircraft in 1906 and is credited with being the first
> to do so in Europe. Interestingly it was Harry Houdini
> who was the first person to fly an airplane on the
> continent of Australia.
>
> Totally way off topic I know.....
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