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Wright's Flight – a Century ago
17th December 1903, Orville Wright flew ~12 seconds
The Wright Flyer landed ~120 ft from its starting place
It had a cracked skid; aircraft and pilot otherwise intact
Any landing you can walk away from
The Wright Flyer is very difficult to fly
- Get fewer bruises in the simulator
Notes:
The Wright brothers used simulator technology to train themselves – and the purchases of their aircraft designs. When reproductions of their aircraft were being built for the centennial celebrations, all the pilots used simulators extensively in order to become familiar with the handling.