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Hello Mr Dave Thacker, I’ll try to keep…

Hello Mr Dave Thacker, I’ll try to keep it short. Your website is the best I have ever visited. !! Every time I visit it’s like going to an RC school I always dreamed about for free. All the basic important info. Also it seems everything possibly needed in...

Electric Vocabulary

I love history and electronics. Where do the terms ‘Discharge’ and ‘Charge’ come from? Enjoy this little treasure….

Another Fantastic Wright Brothers Link

Check out the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company history of Wright Airplanes. This is one of my favorite Wright research sites. You won’t believe how many aircraft the Wrights built from 1903 thru 1916. Did you know they attempted to build a biplane contendor for...

Hear Wright Engine #20 Run

Fantastic video shared with us from the The Wright Experience”. Described by YouTube’s “N104f” as follows: On special occasions The Wright Experience starts this engine … the engine (Wright Bros No. 20) was built under the direct...

Hear the Voice of Charles E. Tayor

One of my favorite podcasts is “The Naked Scientists” produced in the UK. The July 22, 2012 podcast just released is entirely about the history of aviation. Charlie Taylor built the early Wright engines including the first one to fly in 1903. He is honored...