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Subject: Re: Wright Brothers Related
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:58:35 +0200
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Stormin' Norman wrote:
>Considering the brothers experience with their glider, I am a little
>surprised they didn't employ some kind of safety harness.
In 1902-1903, they were flying only a few above ground, and very slow.
So it's not a big crash anyway.
For being strapped or not, I sorta suspect that being able to jump out or at
least rear up was more safe than being tied up to the frame, engine, gas tank
and metal parts.
It's not like the flyer had a no-deformation cage to protect you.
>If they were at all concerned with safety, they probably wouldn't be
>flying in this death trap in the first place.
There is definitely that, too.
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