Wright Flyer

First flight of the Wright Flyer, December 17, 1903. (Library of Congress)... 

The Wright Flyer ushered in the era of strut-and-wire biplanes, and it basically set the pattern for subsequent airplane design during this era. The famous World War I fighter airplanes—such as the French Nieuport 17 and the SPADXIII, the German Fokker... 

D. VII, and the British Sopwith Camel— were in many respects souped-up Wright flyers. 

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. 

Replica of the Wright Flyer undergoing aerodynamic tests in a wind tunnel at NASA s Langley research center, in Virginia. (Chuck Thomas/Old Dominion University/ Photo Researchers, Inc.)... 

Wright Flyer (Wilbur and Orville Wright) The Wright Flyer is the first heavier-than-air machine to solve the problems of hft, propulsion, and steering for controlled flight. 

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