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From YouTube: Here/now Our Back Pages: The Science of Flight
Description
A segment of AVN's monthly magazine show, "Here/now", "Our Back Pages" takes a look at Arlington history. This episode continues our look at the centennary of Orville Wright's historic flights at Ft. Myers with an examination of the science that propelled the Wright Brothers' inventions.
A
On
our
last
show,
we
saw
the
Wright
brothers
to
Stuart
slice
at
Fort
Myer
in
1908
in
1909,
but
what
we
didn't
see
was
how
they
actually
did
it.
How
these
two
bicycle
mechanics
worked
out:
the
solution
to
overcoming
gravity,
so
this
month
we're
taking
a
trip
out
to
warrenton
virginia,
where
the
recreation
of
the
1908
Wright
Flyer
provides
us
was
to
answer.
B
So
this
is
the
reproduction
of
the
National
Right
male
part,
yeah,
the
first
time
anybody
has
really
seen
this
airplane
for
so
1908.
And
can
you
imagine
how
big
this
you
know
it's
almost
eight
feet
to
the
heights
of
it
is
the
larger
share
of
blindness
is
built
and
the
engineering
aspect
of
it.
They
got
right
on
the
money.
They
know
exactly
what
they
were
doing
in
your
plank
performs
very
well.
It
is
similar
to
the
earlier
plane
as
a
result,
especially
during
1905
machine,
but
they
made
a
lot
of
changes
in
them
and
well.
B
Improvement,
this
is
a
practical
info,
then
use
this
airplane.
They
could
sell
and
market,
so
in
05
was
just
really
a
tested,
and
but
this
is
the
direct
descent
of
the
patent
shoes.
One
of
the
big
things
that
I
know
that
they
could
achieve
was
full
free
access
control,
something
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand.
B
Well,
this
is
a
classic
example
of
it,
and
this
is
called
Orville's
control
and
the
rudder
and
the
wing
warping
are
together
with
two
sticks,
and
you
can
see
how
it
increases
the
angle
of
attack,
we're
right
now
doing
a
left-hand
turn,
so
this
wing
is
increased.
This
camber
and
will
rise
and
mrs.
decreases,
handle
the
tax
for
the
starting
to
lower.
Now
I
understand
that
that
a
very
first
light
at
Fort
Myer
on
September,
the
third
Orville's,
not
confused
with
this
control,
who
came
down
Santa,
heard
a
hard
landing.
B
B
B
One
of
the
things
always
find
fascinating
about
any
right
plan
and
lick
one
of
those
sections.
How
well
everything
is
thought
out.
You've
got
the
pilots
sitting
next
to
the
engine
and
how
the
weight
of
these
costs
step.
One
saying
they
knew
a
lot
about
valves,
and
so
they
were
very
much
aware
that
the
interesting
thing
here
is
to
engine
this
particular
engine.
B
The
crankshaft
is
longer
because
they
move
the
ancient
forward
and
that
really
wasn't
the
direction
that
should
be
moved,
but
it
puts
the
airplane
so
that
they
would
want
to
assume
a
nose-down
attitude.
Should
they
get
in
trouble,
I
think
they
wanted
to
make
sure
that
they
didn't
pitch
up
and
come
down
like
a
lot
of
people,
give
it
that
serious
right.
The
other
thing
is
see
how
they
were
able
to
deal
with
the
effect
of
the
torque
of
the
engine.
B
Worse,
because
it
was
producing
quite
a
lot
and
that
would
affect
the
control
of
the
airplane
to
exactly
and
they
did
it.
So
simply
they
crisscrossed
the
chain
gun
to
make
this
prompt
counter
rotate.
So
it
was
offsetting
any
torque
at
all,
so
they
are
playing
the
trek
straight
down
in
the
field
that
they
were
flowing
and
it's
definitely
a
case
of
these
were
our
first
aeronautical
engineer.
This
is
not
too
lucky
bicycle
mechanics
who
just
happen
to
stumble
onto
this
secret
of
flight.
B
Well,
all
this
wind
tunnel
proves
there's
a
lot
of
research
and
also
a
lot
of
math.
A
lot
of
science
involved
in
the
doctor.
Geiger
stick
mm-hmm.
They
were
the
first
to
really
understand
how
went
on
the
work
and
they
got
the
secrets
in
the
data
flight
in
this
little
box.
That's
right
what
I
find
so
fascinating
is
what
they
were
able
to
achieve
so
quickly
in
the
fall
and
winter
of
o1
and
o2.
B
Using
this
wind
tunnel
and
a
very
simple
machines.
They
came
up
with
some
of
this
little
balance.
Data,
a
hacksaw,
blades
and
bicycle
spokes-
puts
a
very
sophisticated
thinking
behind
it.
One
of
the
things
that
I
always
show
our
lunches
school
kids
is
a
made
over
200
different
wings,
but
they
were
all
the
same
area
able
to
change
the
shape.
B
But
if
the
area,
where
the
same,
they
were
able
to
put
them
through
all
the
same
tests
and
start
to
learn
the
difference
between
one
way
and
another,
they
started
learning
the
earlier
gliders
that
they
built
it
hadn't
white
part,
so
L
had
very
short
stubby
wings
and
they
learn
something
about
aspect
ratio
and
that
long
ski
is
going
to
be
much
more
efficient
and
less
a
lot
better
than
what
they
had
before.
I
think
the
biggest
achievement
here
is.
B
It
gave
them
the
courage
and
the
knowledge
to
think
that
the
leading
aeronautical
authorities
of
the
day
or
wrong-
and
that's
a
major
step
for
a
couple
of
guys
who
are
just
starting
out
learning
the
science
of
flight
to
put
away
everything.
That's
been
done
before
and
start
on.
You
right
this
tunnel
really
led
to
so
many
of
their
breakthrough.
This
is
the
real
masterpiece.
It
really
is,
and
that's
why
this
airplane
was
so
successful.
B
This
went
on,
we
gave
them
not
only
the
airfoil
you
about
drag
and
they
can
calculate
the
exhibit
determines
how
much
horsepower
it
took
to
fly
so
give
them
the
total
success
of
thinking.
Well,
it's
amazing
to
see
this
airplane
reborn,
especially
considering
how
important
was
it
must
have
been
the
unbelievable
thrilled
that
they
could
see
something
fly
when
most
of
the
people
rode
horses.
You
know
this
is
the
real
thing.
This
is
the
airplane
or
people
finally
understood
the
flight
is
real.
This
is
the
one
that
changed
it.
A
So
use
a
hacksaw
blades
in
a
homemade
wind
tunnel
powered
by
a
ceiling
fan.
These
guys
worked
out
calculations
virtually
identical
to
the
ones
used
today
by
supercomputers,
and
you
know
how
they
did
it:
their
high
school
algebra
class,
Orville
and
Wilbur
Wright
conquer
the
science
of
flight.
By
applying
the
lessons
they
learned
in
high
school.