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Latest comment: 14 years ago by Patbahn in topic range

U.S. spelling

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This article is related to the United States, so it would seem that U.S. spelling should apply, per WP:ENGVAR, even though historically some British spellings were used in the article. Edison (talk) 20:06, 25 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Not that many words in the article - any in particular you dont like! MilborneOne (talk) 20:13, 25 August 2009 (UTC)Reply
OK I see you have changed licence and organisation (Board was a typo well spotted) - dont think anybody will object. MilborneOne (talk) 20:15, 25 August 2009 (UTC)sReply
I note that Wikipedia has had the effect of loosening up my spelling perception. I see enough instances of "analyse, fulfil, mediaeval, arguement, or defence" that I scarcely notice it is not the spelling I learned in school, and even with "licence" I had to check a dictionary to confirm it was no the U.S. version. Edison (talk) 22:58, 25 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Model BB

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Hi. Should the Astra-Wright BB on display in the museum at Le Bourget (Paris, France) not mentioned with the survivors? Not sure if it really is a version of the Model B! --Antheii (talk) 18:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)Reply

range

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The Range is indicated as 110 miles, but the Model B according to Ken Hyde at the Wright Experience used the same fuel system as the 1909 Military Flyer. The Military Flyer had a 12 Gallon tank carrying about 75 lbs of fuel. the fuel consumption was 25 lbs/hr which gave a 3hr endurance, which is about 136 miles.

Foulois was using a 20 gallon tank in his texas flights.

I don't know how to correct this without conducting original research. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patbahn (talkcontribs) 18:13, 4 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

First Presidential Flight

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Is this the wright flyer that carried Teddy Roosevelt for the first presidential flight? None of the articles about the various wright models mention this historic first.