Saunders Roe in Korea

[BLOWHARD]

Yep, it's a taste thing for sure, but either way it's nice work

[Supah]

Remember the brits did it first...we all know who produced the first heavier than air powered machine don't we

Well if it is just machines, some caveman? If it is aircraft then the wright brothers

[inkworm]

If it is aircraft then the wright brothers

Wrong by about 50 years it's powered flight, not manned powered flight, plus I'm sure John has plans of the a/c somewhere.

[Supah]

Wrong by about 50 years it's powered flight, not manned powered flight, plus I'm sure John has plans of the a/c somewhere.

If it is just powered flight wouldn't rockets count too? They fly and their powered?

[inkworm]

Rockets technically aren't heavier than air machines, they are just chemical reactions in a tube, if you are talking about the stuff that the Chinese used.

I'm talking about something with wings and an engine with one of those big spinny things on it that you avoid most of the time.

[gamary]

Rockets technically aren't heavier than air machines, they are just chemical reactions in a tube, if you are talking about the stuff that the Chinese used.

??? WTF ??? Try dropping one on your foot and let us know if it's lighter than air!

I stand by Supah. The Chinese beat everybody by about 2000 years at that game.

And then somebody slapped wing lookalikes and a couple of Sidewinders on those antique Chinese rockets and they called it the F-104.

[inkworm]

It first happened in Somerset of all places, probably one of the few parts of England that still don't have electricity, bloke called John Stringfellow built a steam powered aeroplane that actually flew!