tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726422534572614.post540844441130358765..comments2024-03-29T02:56:19.603-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Special: January 29, 2010Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193364064153971972noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726422534572614.post-34877981505721437062010-01-29T20:32:58.580-08:002010-01-29T20:32:58.580-08:00Nice to see the life and work of Lawrence Hargrave...Nice to see the life and work of <a href="http://www.my-best-kite.com/lawrence-hargrave.html" rel="nofollow">Lawrence Hargrave</a> being covered here. I did a little research on this pioneer too, as part of my on-going hobby/business of documenting the kiting world. I share something of his passion for designing and building kites... (even call the same country Home!) Hargrave was indeed very influential in the early years of aviation.MyBestKiteGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370224486715041960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726422534572614.post-19466985681998231162010-01-29T14:24:54.818-08:002010-01-29T14:24:54.818-08:00Apparently everyone working on flight used some of...Apparently everyone working on flight used some of the principles he discovered about wing/propeller shape, and about the stability of box kites in flight (hence biplane structure), and thus everyone working on flight built off of his work. He made significant contributions to human flight, but lots of others whose names we don't know did, too!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193364064153971972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726422534572614.post-59619377206270174112010-01-29T05:41:33.689-08:002010-01-29T05:41:33.689-08:00I never even heard of Hargrave. Did the Wright br...I never even heard of Hargrave. Did the Wright brothers know about him?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328719893067978848noreply@blogger.com