Monday, December 17, 2012

Who needs wheels?

Happy Wright Brothers Day, everyone.


Here's a trivia question: who was the first person to take off and land an airplane on wheels?
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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:07 PM

    I think it was Andy Lumley.
    -njk
    Wishing you all a peaceful holiday season and all the best for the New Year!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    I think it was Orville Redenbacher.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    You better get that thing back to the stable before all this white 'manure' melts.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    On wheels? You mean round ones?

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  5. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    Santos Dumont, probably.

    Of course, it depends a bit on what you mean by the term "airplane" and "land"....

    T8

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  6. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    The real question is, "how much were they charged for extra carry-on luggage".

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  7. THDecember 17, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    Santos Dumont flew the Aviao 14 Bis in Brazil with wheels maybe earlier
    then the Wright-brothers-none-wheeled-sledded-gixmo slid down that hill on NC's cape,,,,,,,maybe,

    -TH

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  8. TimDecember 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    I say it was Cayley.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cayley

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  9. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Forget the question. You need to check you lens setting. Other than that wonderful Cub, everything in the photo looks so dark and foreboding.

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  10. RickDecember 17, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    The dark and foreboding bit was the best part of the day!

    I was able to squeeze in a short flight between the thawing graupel and the freezing rain.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    I want to know: who had to deal with the first runway incursion by clueless spectators?

    http://www.airshowfan.co/santosdumont/14-bis-flies-1.jpg

    T8

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  12.     PMSC MemberDecember 17, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    Outstanding photo find, Evan. Your secret url puzzle was easy enough to decode.

    And yes, that's the first documented flight on wheels: October 23, 1906. You have to share the prize money with Tom.

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  13.     PMSC MemberDecember 17, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    And it's a pretty good candidate for the first documented runway incursion by clueless spectators as well!

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  14. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    Rick get's the First-Flying-Off-Skis Award for the season!

    Lucky for you, Andy G wasn't there to spin someone else's plane into your Cub, Rick!

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  15. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    I'll contribute the prize money to a beer fund for SSA state record keepers.

    :-).

    T8

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  16. KarlDecember 17, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    How did you knock the ice off the wings while flying?

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  17. Andy LumleyDecember 18, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    This was an unauthorized flight and not eligible for "first flight on skis". As all candidates know all forms must be filled out in triplicate and post marked no later than the deadline for these sorts of things. Sorry Rick, better luck next year.

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  18. RickDecember 18, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Ha! I don't need paperwork when I have the approval of the President.

    http://tinyurl.com/cwfxfur

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  19. Andy LumleyDecember 20, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    Yeah, you flew on first official Wright Bros. Day but you can't claim that either because you didn't fill out the entry form.

    You gotta play by the rules.

    http://tinyurl.com/flying-rules

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