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THE INVENTION OF THE AIRPLANE 1897 - 1901 ORVILLE WILBUR Part 1: Background & Failures.

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1 THE INVENTION OF THE AIRPLANE 1897 - 1901 http://wright.nasa.gov ORVILLE WILBUR Part 1: Background & Failures

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10 1889 - 1907

11 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Dream

12 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science

13 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science Weight

14 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science Force Weight

15 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science Force Weight Thrust Weight Engine & Fuel Weight Pig Weight - Machine “Rocket” Flight

16 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science Force Weight Montgolfier 1783 Weight Buoyancy Balloon Flight

17 Alberto Santos-Dumont - 1903

18 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science Weight Aerodynamic Lift Motion Aerodynamic Drag Thrust Bird Flight

19 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science Force Weight Weight - Pig Weight - Machine Lift Drag Gliding Flight

20 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT The Science Force Weight Weight - Pig Weight - Machine Lift Flying Machine Weight Engine Drag Thrust

21 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT Airframe (Aerodynamics) Propulsion (Engines) Shape (high lift – low drag) Light Weight Strong High Power Light Weight Motor Efficient Propellor

22 Aerodynamics - 1800’s Cayley 1809 Lift / Drag depends on Shape Square of Velocity Wing Area Pressure Coefficient

23 Engines - 1800’s

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28 THE CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT Airframe (Aerodynamics) Propulsion Shape (high lift – low drag) Light Weight Strong High Power Light Weight Motor Efficient Propellor Stability - Control

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36 1901 FLYING

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42 QUESTIONS ?


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