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Wright "Flyers," Replicas, and Reproductions : A Reign of Dangerous and Deadly

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Fort Meyer, 1908. Orville trying to regain control of the Wright "Flyer" as it plummets to the earth. Lt. Thomas Selfridge, his passenger, was the first fatality from a powered flyer . Moment of impact--Ohio, 2009. The crash of a Wright Flyer replica that critically injured pilot Mark Dusenberry. Looking at the Wright "Flyers,"  T hen and Now "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again  and expecting different results" --attributed to Albert Einstein Even up to the present day, Wright "Flyers" have proven both dangerous and deadly.* As recently as 2011, the crash of a Wright "Flyer" replica tragically killed two pilots, Don Gum and Mitchell Carey. This incident is a continuation of Wright "Flyer" accidents that began years before the Wrights went public with the "flyers" they built in 1908. Trying to fly a  "replica" of a Wright "Flyer" has proven hazardous--and som

Where Are the Real Wright " Flyers"? Part II ( Please Don't Kill the Messenger!)

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________________________________________________________________ The Wright Flyers' Adventures in Wonderland "Curiouser and curiouser "-- Lewis Carroll ___________________________________________________  Do We Know Where the Real Wright "Flyer" Is? The Answer Is: Not Really. There is little to no believable evidence that the original Wright "Flyers" exist reconstructed anywhere in the world. Claims that they do are based on the narratives of Orville Wright, whose tales have been proven to be questionab le at best and absurd at the very least. P lease see "More 'Errors,' 'Inaccuracies,' and 'Whoppers' by Orville Wright..." in this blog. History can not or should not be written on the word of one or two brother s , both who had a great deal to gain in  fame and fortune by convincing the world and the courts to accept their claims. Their bias goes without saying. ______________________________________________________