Kzoo Posted October 22, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 22, 2021 "Ohio makes big mistake in new state license plate: wrong-way Wright Flyer revealed" "Hours after Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine unveiled a new license plate Thursday morning that featured the iconic Wright Brothers’ airplane prototype facing the wrong direction, Ohio BMV officials said they have corrected the plate design. “We are aware that the plane on the new Ohio license plate unveiled this morning was oriented in the wrong direction. We regret this mistake and have fixed the image,” Ohio BMV spokeswoman Lindsay Bohrer said." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kzoo said: was oriented in the wrong direction. Facing down? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted October 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Facing down? Backwards in relationship to a banner it was depicted pulling. They didn't know the front of the plane from the back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: Backwards in relationship to a banner it was depicted pulling. They didn't know the front of the plane from the back. They pulled a banner???? Like a plane at the beach??? Wow! Dudes were ahead of their time! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 22, 2021 They fixed it, but now the plates read Oiho 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JerrySTL ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 22, 2021 I could see how this happened as the elevators were in the front of the Wright aircraft. Just a few years later almost all aircraft had the elevators to the rear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #8 Posted October 22, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: There is a LOT wrong with that! And, no mention of "Birthplace of @Randomguy"???? Seems odd. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #9 Posted October 22, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 22, 2021 Just now, Razors Edge said: There is a LOT wrong with that! And, no mention of "Birthplace of @Randomguy"???? Seems odd. And the river is not on fire or anything. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 22, 2021 Share #11 Posted October 22, 2021 I would think NC would be better suited to having a flight license plate. Ohio is credited rightly with almost all of the good ideas and inventions this country has ever had, along with the best people, so no need to have a license plate on top of it, too. Yeah, yeah, I know Wilbur and Orville Wright are from Ohio and all, but it is embarrassing on top of all that Ohio provides the people of the lesser states, spread the glory around, I say. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted October 22, 2021 Just now, Randomguy said: spread the glory around, I say. After you can get one little thing right. And that stuff you call glory, none of the rest of us want that stuff. We typically flush it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted October 22, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 22, 2021 59 minutes ago, jsharr said: They fixed it, but now the plates read Oiho You installed it upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted October 22, 2021 Share #14 Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Kzoo said: Backwards in relationship to a banner it was depicted pulling. They didn't know the front of the plane from the back. It wasn't wrong. They wanted to show the plane pushing the banner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #15 Posted October 22, 2021 58 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: It wasn't wrong. They wanted to show the plane pushing the banner. Well, it was a pusher aircraft wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16 Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, jsharr said: And the river is not on fire When I was in high school... a guy transferred in to my school. He was from Cleveland. I asked him once... What did you do for fun in Cleveland? He told me they used to go out and watch the river burn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 22, 2021 Share #17 Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Kzoo said: After you can get one little thing right. And that stuff you call glory, none of the rest of us want that stuff. We typically flush it. I know those are just the words of someone with severe Ohio envy, no need to apologize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #18 Posted October 22, 2021 Even the Wright brother had to get the hell out of Ohio. Necessity is the mother of invention. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #19 Posted October 22, 2021 7 hours ago, jsharr said: That's a cool looking plate! I like it better than the Chesapeake plate I'll probably get next time and the standard state-flag-at-bottom plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 23, 2021 Share #20 Posted October 23, 2021 I don't get it. what's wrong with it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 23, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I don't get it. what's wrong with it? It says "Ohio". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 23, 2021 Share #22 Posted October 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Wilburger said: It says "Ohio". I'm dumber than I give myself credit for. Should it say something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 23, 2021 Share #23 Posted October 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I'm dumber than I give myself credit for. Should it say something else? In the top photo, the Wright Flyer is facing the wrong way so the banner is being towed by the front of the airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted October 23, 2021 Share #24 Posted October 23, 2021 So the plane only flys in one direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 23, 2021 Share #25 Posted October 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, KrAzY said: So the plane only flys in one direction? Yes. Strangely, even though many aircraft have reverse thrust, none of them fly backwards. They can roll backwards but not fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 23, 2021 Share #26 Posted October 23, 2021 36 minutes ago, Wilburger said: In the top photo, the Wright Flyer is facing the wrong way so the banner is being towed by the front of the airplane. The arrow is pointing to the front of the plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 23, 2021 Share #27 Posted October 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: The arrow is pointing to the front of the plane? Correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 23, 2021 Share #28 Posted October 23, 2021 Just now, Wilburger said: Correct. I never would have noticed, honest mistake for the average person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted October 23, 2021 Share #29 Posted October 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Yes. Strangely, even though many aircraft have reverse thrust, none of them fly backwards. They can roll backwards but not fly. I bet Area 51 has something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 23, 2021 Share #30 Posted October 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I never would have noticed, honest mistake for the average person. I'm more irritated by the OhiO!!! That is AWFUL. Do they do that in other places??? UGLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 23, 2021 Share #31 Posted October 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Do they do that in other places??? No, I am pretty sure Ohio is the only state that spells it's name like that. Idaho tried but failed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted October 23, 2021 Share #32 Posted October 23, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 11:25 AM, Randomguy said: I would think NC would be better suited to having a flight license plate. Ohio is credited rightly with almost all of the good ideas and inventions this country has ever had, along with the best people, so no need to have a license plate on top of it, too. Yeah, yeah, I know Wilbur and Orville Wright are from Ohio and all, but it is embarrassing on top of all that Ohio provides the people of the lesser states, spread the glory around, I say. Glenn Curtiss in Hammondsport NY had the first flight, but tried to save money by using a cut rate PR firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted October 25, 2021 Share #33 Posted October 25, 2021 Too mean or funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted October 25, 2021 Share #34 Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 11:11 AM, Razors Edge said: They pulled a banner???? Like a plane at the beach??? Wow! Dudes were ahead of their time! You do know that Kitty Hawk, NC is on the beach right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted October 26, 2021 Share #35 Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/23/2021 at 9:27 AM, maddmaxx said: Yes. Strangely, even though many aircraft have reverse thrust, none of them fly backwards. They can roll backwards but not fly. Well to be a stickler about it, helicopters are aircraft and can fly backwards. So can the AV-8A Harrier and the Navy version of the F-35C. Then there's thigs like hot air balloons, dirigibles, and blimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 26, 2021 Share #36 Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 10:57 AM, Kzoo said: Only in Ohio... Thinking about it, it really only could be Ohio. Sure, cases are made for NC too ( @denniS - ouch!) , but other than those two, where else could it be??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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