Interesting example. I remember seeing a show on which they built
what was supposed to be Leonardo da Vinci's glider.
They built it, and had a test flight -- they got lift, but no
control. So they went back to the workshop, and started talking
about how they might improve the design for the next flight.
What would that prove? That we know more about planes than daVinci
did? Not much of a revelation -- and not nearly as interesting as
daVinci's design.
Matt
On Jan 24, 2006, at 2:31 PM, Max Heim wrote:
>
> ... Otherwise, what was the point of the entire exercise?
> It was like reconstructing the Wright Flyer, then deciding they
> didn't have
> enough time to fabricate a replica Wright engine, and substituting
> a modern
> light plane engine instead... or a rubber band.
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
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