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minus-squareArcoIris@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoWait, really? I heard that what happened is they’d decided to be sneaky by patenting the control system for a heavier-than-air flying machine since they couldn’t patent the idea of the machine itself. Do you have sources I can research?
minus-squaremindbleachlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoTheir control system also sucked. The Wright Flyer at the Smithsonian has aftermarket ailerons.
Wait, really? I heard that what happened is they’d decided to be sneaky by patenting the control system for a heavier-than-air flying machine since they couldn’t patent the idea of the machine itself. Do you have sources I can research?
Their control system also sucked. The Wright Flyer at the Smithsonian has aftermarket ailerons.
Bruh moment at 30,000 feet. 🛩️