Why did Orville and Wilbur Wright go through all the trouble to pack up their plane and transport it from Dayton, OH to North Carolina, just to take that first flight?

teash

They needed the wind velocity that was there. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/2003FF/winds/index.html Jun 18 06, 4:38 PM

flamingo516

Teash, thank you! Jun 23 06, 5:05 PM

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