953 nut 63,022 #1 Posted 5 hours ago Celebrate Wright Brothers Day today. Two aviation pioneers who defied gravity at Kitty Hawk, NC, unlocked human potential, and inspired generations to reach for the skies and beyond. The airplane has certainly made the globe a much smaller, more accessible place for humans. And right at the beginning of it all were two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Wright Flyer was the first aircraft that was patented in the United States. Orville and Wilbur Wright made further experiments during the first decade of the 20th century, which would prove indispensable to the development of the airplane. While some people may look at photos of the Wright Flyer today and think that it seems to be old-fashioned, it is important to remember that it was actually the cutting edge of aviation technology back in 1903. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 8,337 #2 Posted 5 hours ago When I was in college, I attended a Lansing Engineers Club dinner with my dad. The featured presentation was a tour of Abrams Engineering facilities. Abrams was a major player in aerial surveying in Michigan. Fascinating process of using adjacent frames of aerial photos to make stenographic images for manually digitizing elevations. Mr. Adams was one of the guides - had to be in his upper 70's or lower 80's at the time. He proudly showed off his original pilot's license. Was license #8, signed by one of the Wright brothers - Wilber, I think. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,828 #3 Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, 8ntruck said: Abrams was a major player in aerial surveying in Michigan Used their aerials routinely for decades at work throughout SE Michigan... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
