Flight Mechanics of the Wright Aircraft 1903-1912
Perhaps the most curious aspect of the Wright Brothers' program to invent and commercialize the airplane is their decision in 1900 to use their novel canard configuration, and to persist with that geometry until 1910 despite the known deficiency that the aircraft were unstable in pitch. The rea...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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