This viewgraph presentation reviews the Wright Brothers's flight research during the 10 years between 1899 and 1908. The Wright Brothers began their research in flight with gliders. The presentation shows pictures, replicas and characteristics of the gliders that the Wright Brothers used. This presentation is not just a history lesson. In the end it investigates 'What Does Flight Research Accomplish.' Flight research can serve many uses, such as Separates the Real from the Imagined, Uncovers the Unexpected and the Overlooked, Forces the Realistic Integration of the Pilot, Forces the Development of Reliable Prediction and Test Processes, Requires Every Problem to Be Addressed, Promotes Technology Transfer, and Builds a Core Technical Team.


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    Title :

    Gliding Experiments of the Wright Brothers: The Wrights and Flight Research 1899-1908


    Contributors:
    A. Bowers (author) / J. H. Cole (author) / C. Martin (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    60 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Gliding Experiments of the Wright Brothers: The Wrights and Flight Research 1899-1908

    Bowers, Al / Cole, Jennifer Hansen / Martin, Cam | NTRS | 2008



    Gliding Experiments of the Wright Brothers: The Wrights and Flight Research 1899-1908

    Bowers, Al / Cole, Jennifer Hansen / Martin, Cam | NTRS | 2007