Hi Melo:> I really enjoyed going to the Airshow with you
> guys. Thanks again to you and Vic!
Glad you had a good time.
> The only mistake I found was that a picture of a
> late model Griffin engine Spitfire was shown as representative of
> aircraft available near the beginning of WWII. I mentioned it to the
> person in charge of the booth, in case they want to change it for future
> displays.
Hah! Doesn't surprise me that you'd catch that one! 
> >Interesting. I just watched a show on PBS about the Wright
> >B flyer and some modern commentators were saying that bank
> >on the B model was controlled by a second stick that moved
> >forward and backward. Talk about confusing!
>
> The second stick approach would have worked too, but controlling the
> wings with the hips worked fine. Maybe less confusing, in my opinion.
> Imagine if you got confused and moved the wrong stick on the B model.
Or moved it in the wrong direction! The hip control at least would be intuitive. You know, don't hang gliders work by hip control as well? Maybe you just hang by your hips and move the "hang" part with your hands. Now that the USAF is playing with wing warping, it's funny how things come around.
> I would have gladly traded places and talked with Patty Wagstaff
> instead!
Patty's just a Forum away!
Ben
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