Author Topic: If the Wright Bros were alive today.. (Read 468 times)

crockett · « **on:** December 05, 2007, 06:18:30 PM »

They would have probably been arrested and fined for flying with out a pilots license in a un-certified aircraft. Would probably also be jailed for no insurance aswell.

Shifty · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2007, 06:23:52 PM »

No, they'd be a couple of toothless old men shating themselves in a nursing home.

Arlo · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2007, 06:35:07 PM »

The Wrights didn't have issues with pilot's licenses. They trained pilots and issued them.

FBplmmr · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2007, 06:38:53 PM »

Two Wrights can't make a wrong.

Neubob · « **Reply #4 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:04:48 PM »

If cavemen were alive today they'd probably get lots of tickets for jaywalking.

rpm · « **Reply #5 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:17:56 PM »

They would be suing everyone under the sun for patent infringement.

68Wooley · « **Reply #6 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:28:28 PM »

They'd be wondering why in God's name aircraft are getting slower.

Arlo · « **Reply #7 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:33:02 PM »

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Originally posted by 68Wooley
They'd be wondering why in God's name aircraft are getting slower.

I doubt that. They may be wondering why ground delay has become such a problem, though.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #8 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:41:23 PM »

And yet not one mention of the wrong brothers in this thread.

Shame on y'all!

68Wooley · « **Reply #9 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:56:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Arlo
I doubt that. They may be wondering why ground delay has become such a problem, though.

I hear want you're saying, but here's state of the art in passenger aircraft, circa 1977:

And here's the state of the art 30 years later:

Progress? Not in my book.

Maverick · « **Reply #10 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:19:16 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
They would be suing everyone under the sun for patent infringement.

That was the first thing I thought of as well.

Arlo · « **Reply #11 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:23:03 PM »

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Originally posted by 68Wooley
I hear want you're saying, but here's state of the art in passenger aircraft, circa 1977:

And here's the state of the art 30 years later:

Progress? Not in my book.

It's not technology. It's cost. I bet the Wright brothers could figure it out.

Neubob · « **Reply #12 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:41:28 PM »

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They would be suing everyone under the sun for patent infringement.

If patent law was anything then like it is today, their 1903 patent would have expired more than 2 decades before Orville's death. Orville would have outlived his second patent too, granted in 1924.

Dago · « **Reply #13 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:46:00 PM »

Nominated for dumbest thread of the month.

crockett · « **Reply #14 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:56:20 PM »

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They would be suing everyone under the sun for patent infringement.

Na because Microsoft or Acacia would have bought the patent from them, and then sued everyone. The Bros would have just retired rich.