The Wright brothers are famous American inventors. Their elder brother is wilbur wright and their younger brother is Orville Wright. 1 903 65438+February 17, Voyager1made a test flight. The first flight was piloted by Orville, and * * * flew 36 meters, leaving 12 seconds blank. Wilbur ran to help balance the plane.
"Voyager 1" is an airplane that is completely controlled, relies on its own power, has a heavier fuselage than air, and stays in the air continuously. The Wright brothers created a flight control system that allowed the aircraft to fly under control, thus laying the foundation for the practical use of the aircraft. This technology is still applied to all aircraft today.
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Since 1899, the Wright brothers have developed three kinds of gliders. The first two types of gliders have satisfactorily solved the problems of aircraft stability and control. However, the flight performance of these two gliders is not high, because they completely use the wing lift and drag data left over from the past. So they decided to carry out their own experiments to get as accurate data as possible to guide aircraft design.
These experiments were carried out by rotating bicycle wheels with experimental pieces. Then they made their own wind tunnel to carry out accurate experiments. From September of 190 1 year to August of 1902, they * * * carried out thousands of tests, and carried out a lot of experimental research on wing lift, drag and airfoil.
On the basis of the third glider, the Wright brothers developed the first powered plane-Flyer I, 1904+65438 10. From May to May, the Wright brothers built a new plane, and its performance was greatly improved. 1905, Voyager III was built again. The test has been left blank for more than 20 minutes, with a distance of more than 30 kilometers. 1906, the Wright brothers' aircraft patent application in the United States was approved.
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