How the Wright Brothers' Wing Warping Worked
In short: The Wright brothers pioneered lateral control through a wing-warping system that used a hip cradle and cables to twist the wings, a concept later adapted by NASA.
A 2:23 short film in the series “How It Worked”.
Sources used in this film: National Air and Space Museum, “Researching the Wright Way | National Air and Space Museum”; University of Liverpool, “FLIGHT TESTING SIMULATIONS OF THE WRIGHT 1902 GLIDER AND 1903 FLYER”; Smithsonian Magazine, “The 1903 Wright Flyer”; National Air and Space Museum, “1903 Wright Flyer | National Air and Space Museum”; National Air and Space Museum, “WINGS: From the Wright Brothers to the Present”; NASA, “F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing - NASA”; NASA, “NASA Flight Tests Validate Active Aeroelastic Wing Design Concept - NASA”.
Sources used in this film
- National Air and Space Museum — Researching the Wright Way | National Air and Space Museum · View →
- University of Liverpool — FLIGHT TESTING SIMULATIONS OF THE WRIGHT 1902 GLIDER AND 1903 FLYER · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — The 1903 Wright Flyer · View →
- National Air and Space Museum — 1903 Wright Flyer | National Air and Space Museum · View →
- National Air and Space Museum — WINGS: From the Wright Brothers to the Present · View →
- NASA — F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing - NASA · View →
- NASA — NASA Flight Tests Validate Active Aeroelastic Wing Design Concept - NASA · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Researching the Wright Way
- Also: University of Liverpool: FLIGHT TESTING SIMULATIONS OF THE WRIGHT 1902 GLIDER AND 1903 FLYER
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: The 1903 Wright Flyer
- Also: National Air and Space Museum: 1903 Wright Flyer | National Air and Space Museum
- Also: National Air and Space Museum: WINGS: From the Wright Brothers to the Present
- Also: NASA: F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing - NASA
- Also: NASA: NASA Flight Tests Validate Active Aeroelastic Wing Design Concept - NASA
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