a redding, ca., guy has built a replica of wright bros.' plane and will fly it cross country to kitty hawk, n.c. his power plant of choice? a 4-cyl vw engine! the original wright bros. engine "wasn't reliable. this one is 1,000 times more reliable, so it won't stop," says pilot tom ivicevich. "i'll fly it for about five hours at a time." from s.f. chron 10/19 |
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