Am 16.11.2011 14:28, schrieb OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson:
From Marcello,
The Wright brothers were certainly complicit in the lack of attention
they received. Fearful of competitors stealing their ideas, and still
without a patent, they flew on only one more day after October 5. From
then on, they refused to fly anywhere unless they had a firm contract
to sell their aircraft. They wrote to the U.S. government, then to
Britain, France and Germany with an offer to sell a flying machine, but
were rebuffed because they insisted on a signed contract before giving
a demonstration. They were unwilling even to show their photographs of
the airborne Flyer. The American military, having recently spent
$50,000 on the Langley Aerodrome-a product of the nation's foremost
scientist-only to see it plunge twice into the Potomac River "like a
handful of mortar", was particularly unreceptive to the claims of two
unknown bicycle makers from Ohio.[66] Thus, doubted or scorned, the
Wright brothers continued their work in semi-obscurity, while other
aviation pioneers like Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont, Henri Farman,
Leon Delagrange and American Glenn Curtiss entered the limelight."
There do seem to be some similarities. Regrettably, history often repeats
itself.
There are some obvious differences.
Rossis secret is securely encapsuled and hidden.
Even nonproprietary parts as the vaporizer content and steam and
pressure are hidden (without?) reason.
It was impossible for the Wright brothers to hide construction details.
They had really to fear, some competitor could copy it.
We shall see if that is the case... again.
In this case it does not repeat. This is a very different case and not
comparable.
Peter
