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Correct but it was Wilbur not Orville you can tell by the lack of a mustache.
The story goes that when flying enthusiast King Alfonso XIII of Spain wanted to meet with Wilbur Wright at his new flying school in Pau France he had to promise his Queen and Cabinet that he would not go aloft.
Correct: The Deperdussin Monocoque was an early racing aircraft built in 1912 by the Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin. It is so named because of the method of construction of its fuselage. The aircraft is noted for winning the Gordon Bennett Trophy in 1912 and 1913, and for raising the world speed record for aircraft to 126 mph (203 km/h).
It's WWII. I'm in a country soon to be a part of the soviet block. I hear and see large aircraft zooming past at low altitute, then lots of explosions. I see lots of black smoke rising. Where am I?
It's WWII. I'm in a country soon to be a part of the soviet block. I hear and see large aircraft zooming past at low altitute, then lots of explosions. I see lots of black smoke rising. Where am I?
Ploesti, Romania, 1943; the planes are B-24D's of the Eighth & Ninth Air Force.
"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
Okay, this will be an(other) easy one: this is the only Mach 3 strategic bomber to be built, but not go into production.
"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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