Rare video produced by Bell Aircraft detailing the development and testing of America's first jet fighter the Bell P-59A Airacomet. Video provided by the Niagara Aerospace Museum.
i have a great uncle Howard Midbust whom my grandmother (his first cousin) said died testing america's first jet. never learned the plane's name I wonder how to track/ verify. his history ends around 43 44 in New Guinea piloting b-25s as far as i can follow so far
Sempre a merda do mesmo argumento. Em 1903 ainda não tinham inventado a roda, por isso eles usaram uns patins e uma catapulta. Na realidade porque ainda não tinham inventado as pistas e estavam testando os protótipos nas dunas da praia...
Santos dumont is not the first to fly my grandpa was sitting on a horse driven wagon when it hit a bump and he flew 30 feet up in the air and landed safely without a scratch and this was in 1896 way before dumont see you have to define what actual flying is but for purpose of flight my GRANDPA did it FIRST HE DID FLY and no arguements about it
When the Wrights took their example to France in 1908 to demonstrate, the French were skeptical. After the first flight of a half hour of climbs, dives and figure-eights the French said _"We are beaten."_
