Not that I have been able to find out. When they took passengers, it was generally some potential buyer, usually military type. Mostly they were filing lawsuits claiming to be the sole inventor of all powered, heavier-than-air craft, despite Lilienthal, Canute, Montgomery in glider research; Whitehead’s crash at a second story level in Hartford in 1902 (and everyone pretended it never happened, despite being front page in the Courant). Except for Curtiss, most useful research at that time was by French, which is why airplanes have all those French part names: aileron, nacelle, pitot, cabine (the strut connecting the fuselage to a parasol wing, not where passengers sit). etc.
The Wright’s patent was on their 1902 glider, not the powered 1903 plane and covered controlling a craft in the air using moveable surfaces, something that Lilienthal, Chanute, and Montgomery were unable to do. Curtis and the French stole this idea from them, ignoring the patent which resulted in the legal battles. Most of Whitehead’s credit came from conflicting reports given by eyewitnesses over 30 years after the fact, and again, no viable means of control. Give credit where credit is due.
Bilan over 7 years ago
Umm … That’s not coffee.
PICTO over 7 years ago
How am I supposed to eat this in just 12 seconds?
Kristiaan over 7 years ago
The good old times when they still served free in-flight meals.
clayusmcret Premium Member over 7 years ago
…and why the flight was so short. “Put this thing down and get us some proper food!”
Funny_Ha_Ha over 7 years ago
Does it still have bugs in it?
Retired Dude over 7 years ago
. . . and they didn’t both fly at the same time.
hippogriff over 7 years ago
Retired Dude
Not that I have been able to find out. When they took passengers, it was generally some potential buyer, usually military type. Mostly they were filing lawsuits claiming to be the sole inventor of all powered, heavier-than-air craft, despite Lilienthal, Canute, Montgomery in glider research; Whitehead’s crash at a second story level in Hartford in 1902 (and everyone pretended it never happened, despite being front page in the Courant). Except for Curtiss, most useful research at that time was by French, which is why airplanes have all those French part names: aileron, nacelle, pitot, cabine (the strut connecting the fuselage to a parasol wing, not where passengers sit). etc.
rstorm over 7 years ago
The Wright’s patent was on their 1902 glider, not the powered 1903 plane and covered controlling a craft in the air using moveable surfaces, something that Lilienthal, Chanute, and Montgomery were unable to do. Curtis and the French stole this idea from them, ignoring the patent which resulted in the legal battles. Most of Whitehead’s credit came from conflicting reports given by eyewitnesses over 30 years after the fact, and again, no viable means of control. Give credit where credit is due.