How did Wilbur and Orville Wright's plane work?

Question

I need this for a project and I need alot of answers!!!!

Answer 1

well theyer plane was very ligt so it was lifted by the wind and so it flew

Answer 2

Gordon Cooper: You know what makes this bird go up? FUNDING makes this bird go up.

Gus Grissom: He's right. No bucks, no Buck Rogers.

Answer 3

do your project on glen curtiss instead . he did much more than the wrights to advance early aviation

Answer 4

Did you know they were actually bicycle-engineers? There's so much on them!! Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brot...

Answer 5

same as any other airplane

the forward movement of the place caused air to rush over ans under the wings. The shape of the wing causes the air flowing above to travel faster. faster travelling air has a lower pressure.  When the lower pressure above the wing is low enough (enough forward velocity) the lift created is greater than the weight of the plane, it flies

Answer 6

The real secret to their success was the control system. The basics of lift had been known for some time, but the Wright brothers were the first to have a truly controlable aircraft. The entire wing structure, like a long rectangular tube with the wings on the top and bottom could be flexed to increase lift on one side to roll the aircraft.

Answer 7

Please mention Charles Taylor, the man that built the engine and all the metal fittings on the aircraft. He also built the wind tunnel and did much of the work involved. He died a pauper with out any of the money, fame or glory of the wright brothers.

Answer 8

The force of lift was greater than the force of gravity, and it flew.

Answer 9

The Wright Bros. studied early flight research that took place in Europe and built upon it.  The understood the problems involved with controllable heavier than air flight.  They built their own wind tunnel and studied airfoil shapes. They built guiders and launched them like tethered kites.  

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Their design based on what they saw as a more sturdy design looks at first like a box kite but is a bi-wing design with the ability to change the outer wing shape to control turns and change direction. Incorporated in the design were everything the Wright Brothers new was necessary for stable controlled flight.  The ability to control the craft in the three axis of pitch, yaw, and roll.

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The Wright flyer that hangs in the Smithsonian on the National Mall that flew that historic day was only the first in a series of aircraft that the Wright brothers designed, each better and more flyable than the last.  Soon they were spending long periods aloft building time and experience before presenting their craft to the world. Demonstration flights took place in the U.S. for the Army and in Europe.

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