On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:07:00 -0700, (Marc Reeve)
wrote:

What I'm wondering is, are any of the replicators also using a catapult,
as the brothers Wright did for initial takeoff?

They used the catapult in Ohio, not at Kitty Hawk. I'm not sure how
much the later Flyer resembled the configuration that first flew, so I
don't know how much it mattered, though.

If not, I suspect they may have a mite more trouble getting off the
ground. 1903 Flyer did not have wheels, as I recall...

That;s why they used a track laid on the sand. Presumably they did
the same in Ohio.

Mary
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Mary Shafer
"There are only two types of aircraft--fighters and targets"
Major Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson, USMC