I used to believe that planes needed to flap their wings to get off the ground, and they stopped flappipng only once they were airborne. When I was on my first flight, I thought something was seriously wrong as we went down the runway with wings completely motionless!
A childhood belief about aeroplanes

others believed things like this
- I thought buffalo wings were wings from a buffalo, for years I looked for their wingsAnon
- I used to believe that if you ate enough chicken wings, you'd sprout wings and be able to fly.Anon
- i used 2 think ostriches didnt have wings— venti
- Until I was about 6, I used to believe that flys were raisins with wings.Anon
- i used to believe if a cat ate a bird the cat would eventually GROW WINGS!— nightmare
- I used to believe that dandelions roared, and butterflies had butter on their wings.— Adam