[WWI] Ingenious vs inevitable

[ernest thomas]

From: Neil.Crawford at volvo.comTo: wwi at wwi-models.orgSubject: Re: [WWI] Calling Matt Bittner!!!!



I think it was really ingenious of him, thats why no one disputes that Hunkers was a pioneer in all metal design.
Breguet used aluminium earlier, but the Junkers designs were much more advanced.
/Neil
 
 
In addition to the Junkers article, what also got me thinking about the question was what I've recently learned about getting a patent. It seems for an international patent, the thing you want to patent must be truely novel. It can't be something that anyone else would have come up with in the same situation.
At least that's what the patent lawyer says. 
And using aluminum for aircraft construction just seems like somethin you couldn't get an interntional patent for.  
E. 
 
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