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July 13th 03, 02:54 PM
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 23:05:36 GMT, "Dave Nadler \"YO\""
wrote: No, it did not need a bungee; it accelerated and launched fine from its "railroad track". The weight-assist mechanism was added later for their flights in Dayton, because they had trouble laying out a long enough track. Best Regards, Dave Thanks for the correction. I knew about the rail obviously: its in the picture but (mis)remembered the falling weight catapult being at Kitty Hawk as well. I've lent my copy of 'Kill Devil Hill', so couldn't immediately check back against that source. I wonder if the replica flight attempt will have a catapult handy in case they get a calm day? -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon : co : Zappa fan & glider pilot uk : 
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