 | At the beginning of the 21st Century the children have a much greater
knowledge of the principles of flight than Robert Blackburn did at the
beginning of the 20th Century. |
| The children have a good understanding of such things as lift, drag,
the way an airfoil works and power to weight ratios. |
| Robert Blackburn did not have access to the technology and materials
available today. Perhaps if he had, his plane might have been more
successful. |
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