THE INVENTION OF THE AIRPLANE

1901 - 1905

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ORVILLE WILBUR

Part 2: Success

1901TESTING

1902

1903

1900

1901

1902

1903

DESIGN EVOLUTION

CHARLES TAYLOR

1904

RESULTS 1904105 flights - 45 minutes

• Early problems - new engine - weather - CG• Begin turns (Flt 15 - Aug 2)• Exceed KH dist=1378 ft (Flt 28 - Aug 13)• First use of catapult (Flt 40 - Sept 7)• Half circle (Flt 49 - Sept 15)• First complete circle (Flt 52 - Sept 20)• Increase altitude (Flt 70 - Oct 14)• 4 circle-5 minute flight (Flt 82 - Nov 9) (Flt 100 - Dec 1)

1905

1903 1904

1905

October 5, 1905

(Flight 48) – 24 ½ miles - 38 minutes 3 sec

(until fuel exhausted)

The First Practical Aircraft

Story appears in Daily News and Cincinnati Post

Experiments discontinued for the present

Letter to Secretary of War

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