1920's Gliding Footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd-2...ature=youtu.be

Some interesting footage in here.
Sad ending thou..

On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 9:30:45 AM UTC-8, Nick Kennedy wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd-2...ature=youtu.be

Some interesting footage in here.
Sad ending thou..

And the need for a seatbelt was discovered. Seatbelt invented shortly after flight.

Wow! I guess necessity truly is the Mother of invention. I had a similar situation while helping to develop a Ice Boat utilizing windsurfing sails. I got bounced out of the cockpit on rough ice at 50 miles per hour and realized immediately, we needed to incorporate seat belts.

Wow! I guess necessity truly is the Mother of invention. I had a similar
situation while helping to develop a Ice Boat utilizing windsurfing sails.
I got bounced out of the cockpit on rough ice at 50 miles per hour and
realized immediately, we needed to incorporate seat belts.

1912 - Harriet Quimby and passenger were early pioneers demonstrating this
sensibility...thousands watched.

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Interesting find. Humorous to see flying listed as a "fad" just over 1/2 way through.

On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 9:03:25 PM UTC-8, wrote:
Wow! I guess necessity truly is the Mother of invention. I had a similar situation while helping to develop a Ice Boat utilizing windsurfing sails. I got bounced out of the cockpit on rough ice at 50 miles per hour and realized immediately, we needed to incorporate seat belts.

- One must admire the tenacity of mankind. When watching a man get tossed from an ice boat at 50 MPH or watching another man get tossed to his death the thought is "Must invent way to secure pink flesh to vehicle", not "I won't do that again". Wasn't the helmet invented the same way?

Jonathan St. Cloud wrote 01.26.19 at 20:13:

- One must admire the tenacity of mankind. When watching a man get tossed from an ice boat at 50 MPH or watching another man get tossed to his death the thought is "Must invent way to secure pink flesh to vehicle", not "I won't do that again". Wasn't the helmet invented the same way?

wasn't the helmet invented for sword fighting?

However, someone didn't think "I won't do that again", so you are right
.... ;-)

Regards

Werner

At 19:27 26 January 2019, Werner Schmidt wrote:
Jonathan St. Cloud wrote 01.26.19 at 20:13:

- One must admire the tenacity of mankind. When watching a
man get tossed
from an ice boat at 50 MPH or watching another man get tossed
to his death
the thought is "Must invent way to secure pink flesh to vehicle",
not "I
won't do that again". Wasn't the helmet invented the same
way?

wasn't the helmet invented for sword fighting?

However, someone didn't think "I won't do that again", so you
are right
.... ;-)

Regards

Werner

A lot of the clips show excessive use of elevator, full pos to full
neg in less than a couple of seconds.

Well, we know better now, close to 100 years ago, much different thoughts...... yes, looks like a lot of control movement,,maybe due to unstable aircraft....or, likely lack of knowledge.....

Still interesting film of "the early days"......way before my time........by many decades.....

On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 10:30:45 AM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd-2...ature=youtu.be

Some interesting footage in here.
Sad ending thou..

Now I am going to feel underdressed each time I fly a glider: No sportcoat, tweeds, tie, oh... and parachute.