Talk:Fort Myer

Discovering the "stall"
I had read "someplace" that Orville "discovered" the stall here when he crashed. It seems odd now, but the mechanics of flying-but-not-quite-flying may not have been considered except on paper up to that point. I've left a note on the stall (aviation) discussion. Student7 (talk) 14:54, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Hum... I have some reliable sources stating that Wilbur Wright came across stalls for the first time in 1901, while flying his second glider. A stall had been the cause of Otto Lilienthal's death in 1896 and, being more or less aware of such fact, the Wrights decided to build their planes in "canard" configuration. This actually helped making recoveries from stalls easier and more gentle, saving the brothers' lives more than once (see here). Instead, the accident at Fort Myer on September 17, 1908 was due to the breaking of a propeller in-flight; the fragments of the propeller damaged the tail, which collapsed and caused a the airplane to dive into the ground (see here). Hope this was helpful (and sorry for my English) --MLWatts (talk) 13:10, 18 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I just put your research, attributed, on the stall (aviation) page as "history." Thanks for your research! Student7 (talk) 13:38, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Contiguous Military Properties
It is not obvious from the description that not all of the listed 'installations' are contiguous. In fact Ft. Myer (Army), Henderson Hall (Marine), The Navy Annex, The Pentagon, and National Cemetery are contiguous real estate. Ft. McNair, the Wash. Navy Yard, etc. are not. --Wikidity (talk) 21:15, 8 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree that they aren't contiguous. I'm missing where we claimed that they were "contiguous." We meant to claim that they were all in the DC area. Could you furnish an example/quote where we said they were "contiguous". Thanks. Student7 (talk) 19:04, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

"The" Old Guard
While guards are mentioned as being stationed here, there appears to be no list. I suggest that there be a "main" list someplace, if that long, or listed here. To suggest that a given unit is "already covered" by some vague term is really insufficient IMO. Student7 (talk) 18:57, 22 March 2014 (UTC)


 * The 'guards' you are referring to is the nickname of an actual unit: 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), and the specifics of that unit are covered in an article specifically on that unit (which is linked in the Ft. Myer article). The garrisoned specifics in the case of the Ft. Myer article aren't necessary for inclusion seeing as the units themselves aren't the subject of the article (the subject is Fort Myer), and in any case, the Fife & Drum Corp is still part of the Old Guard, which would make it redundant to mention the unit twice. Hope that clears things up for you. Ryecatcher773 (talk) 16:34, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

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May 17, 1864, report from the Union Army's Inspector of Artillery
This date could not represent the date of the inspection. The Regiment 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery left the forts on May 15 to participate in Grant's Overland Campaign and Harris Farm Engagement. Buffalohead (talk) 14:24, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Report Format
The 1864 report quote seems to be formatted strangely. It’s unreadable on an iPad in portrait mode although it’s readable in landscape mode. MarylandGeoffrey (talk) 22:50, 13 April 2020 (UTC)