... New member just joined. Big warbird fan, aircraft tradesman located in New Zealand. very happy because the All Blacks have made it into the Rugby World Cup final.. at last...
One of my interests is in early pioneer aviation, particularly the efforts of a Scottish pioneer by the name of Preston Watson, about whom I have made a website. Watson is a virtual unknown outside of the UK, but he was innovative in that he came up with an entirely original means of lateral control for an aeroplane. There are stories of "powered-flight-before-the-Wrights", but these have been discounted and cloud his actual achievements;
Take a look at
http://rockingwings.tripod.comCheers,
nuuumannn