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From the Archives: The Worcester Aeroplane Hoax of 1909
Status: Hoax
Ninety-nine years ago there was enormous excitement in New England because thousands of people were spotting strange lights in the sky at night. But people didn't think the lights were from a UFO. Instead, they thought they were from a remarkable aircraft that Worcester inventor Wallace Tillinghast claimed to have built.Tillinghast said his plane could fly 300 miles, carry three passengers, and maintain a speed of 120 mph. By comparison, other planes at the time topped out at a range of about 30 miles. Bleriot had only gone 22 miles when he performed the first flight across the English Channel in July 1909.
Predictably, Tillinghast was lying. Still, it's interesting that so many people claimed to have seen something. One prankster took responsibility for the lights, claiming he had tied small lanterns to the legs of owls.
More details are in the Hoax Archive.
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Categories: Mass Delusion, Technology Posted by Alex on Thu Dec 11, 2008 |
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The result of lying is laughted, the begining of joke is silent
Posted by Black Pearl in Mainland of China on Fri Dec 12, 2008 at 03:40 AM
Black Pearl - Riiiiiigght . . .
I will put forward one positive point about the hoax artwork - Note that the putative aircraft is a monoplane, as most aircraft are, so that was a solid prediction that was sensible and correct.
Posted by D F Stuckey in Auckland New Zealand on Sat Dec 13, 2008 at 02:59 AM
I will put forward one positive point about the hoax artwork - Note that the putative aircraft is a monoplane, as most aircraft are, so that was a solid prediction that was sensible and correct.
If is monoplane, i think it can't cover the eyes of people, haw
Posted by Black Pearl in Mainland of China on Sat Dec 13, 2008 at 04:04 AM
LOL@ Black Pearl - wait, what?
Posted by D F Stuckey in Auckland New Zealand on Mon Dec 15, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Oh, I get you, Black Pearl - like your governement did with thsoe 'orbital trips' your 'astrononauts' recently 'made' 
Posted by D F Stuckey in Auckland New Zealand on Wed Apr 22, 2009 at 08:24 AM
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