Aircraft Wright Flyer

The USU Wright Flyer replica made its maiden flight in March 2003, in Utah, and then traveled in September to Dayton, Ohio where it was displayed at the SAMPE Technical Conference (Figure 6.49). The aircraft and the USU team were featured in a December History Channel special commemorating the flight anniversary. 

To raise Flyer off the North Carolina beach, Orville and Wilbur Wright needed it to move fast enough that the air moving along the wings would develop the required lift. It means that an aircraft requires propulsion to develop its forward motion. 

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