Kitty Hawk Bay Beach with distinctive local characteristics is full of photos of the Wright brothers and oil paintings depicting the flight scenes at that time, and some places still retain the model of the original plane. All this is not only a means for bosses to attract customers, but also an expression that Americans are proud of their compatriots' achievements.
Yes, the achievements of the Wright brothers are not only the pride of Americans, but also the pride of mankind in conquering nature.
Wilbur? Wright and Orville? Wright was born into a bishop's family in Dayton, Ohio. The two brothers have not received a complete middle school education and are engaged in bicycle repair. Because of their hard work and hard study, they have won such a great historical honor.
The Wright brothers' first glider was built in 1900 and transported to a sand dune in Kitty Hawk Bay. Its wingspan is 5.18m. The glider lies in the engine room, aiming at making the glider comfortable, landing safely and reducing air resistance. Although the glider glides several times, it looks like a kite. The Wright brothers learned a lot from these slides.
190 1 year, the second glider made by Wright brothers also has two wings, but it is bigger than the first glider. The way to take off is that one of the brothers grabs one wing, and a local of Kitty Hawk grabs the other wing, and then sprints forward as fast as possible. This time they encountered the airfoil problem. They made up their minds to accept the lessons of the air crash in Lilindale, instead of using the research results of Lilindale and relying entirely on their own research. So they made a very comprehensive plan, including testing the airfoil in the wind tunnel. The results obtained through the experiment make them full of confidence in their future success. They did glider No.3 in August and September of 1902, and by the end of 10, they had glided nearly a thousand times. Obviously, according to the actual situation, this glider can become a real practical plane as long as it is copied, modified and equipped with an engine.
1 in the summer of 903, the Wright brothers built the first power plane-"Flyer"1. 12, 14, they moved the "Flyer" to the launch orbit, and friends from the nearby Kildville life-saving station stood by as witnesses. The two brothers tossed a coin to decide who would fly first, and Wilbur won. He pulled his nose too high during the flight, and the "flying man" stalled and fell on the beach.
After the "Flyer" was repaired, it was Orville's turn to test flight. That's it,1903,65438+February, 18, Orville's morning? Wright became the first person to fly a plane continuously. The plane took off from the ground after taxiing for more than ten meters in the wind. The people present cheered and waved their hats. The plane bumped in the air, skidded suddenly, almost grazed the beach, and finally landed lightly like a dove. This historic flight lasted 12 seconds, and the flight distance was 36.58 meters. I flew three times that day, one of which flew 260 meters and lasted 59 seconds.
Incredibly, the world didn't really understand the brilliant achievements of the Wright brothers at that time. Since God has arranged for human beings to walk upright on the earth, "although my body doesn't have bright wings like a phoenix", actually I want to go to heaven, which is tantamount to an idiotic dream.
"A pair of fools actually violate the laws of nature."-Newspaper review.
"There is only one power that can make the machine lift off, and that is divine power, but these two children are not gods." -The neighbor's smile.
"It is not only impossible but also extremely unreasonable for human beings to fly with machines heavier than air." After Wright's successful flight, a famous professor put forward such an argument.
However, for the Wright brothers who are committed to the aviation industry, all the rumors are just turned a deaf ear. Go your own way and let others talk.
After returning to Dayton, the two brothers designed "Voyager 2" with a new engine, which was manufactured in1May, 904. Voyager 2 * * * made 105 test flights, with the longest continuous flight of more than 5 minutes and the flight distance of 4.4 kilometers. One of the problems encountered is that during the sharp turn, the control of "Flying Man 2" failed, resulting in the stall out of control.
This winter, the two brothers built "Voyager 3" and made nearly 50 flights. In order to solve the problem of stall when turning, they separate the steel cables that control the wing and rudder by hand, so that they can control the wing and rudder at the same time, or control one of them separately, and the ideal wing torsion and rudder rotation can be realized. After this improvement, Voyager 3 can fully maneuver, tilt and turn, and make circular and figure-eight flights effortlessly. 1905101On October 5th, Wilbur made the longest flight, which lasted 38 minutes and flew 38.6 kilometers.
The end result of these test flights is that it still hasn't attracted the real attention of the press. Although the Wright brothers invited reporters to watch the first test flight, the invited reporters left because of bad weather and engine failure, thinking that all this was a waste of time. As a result, when the world generally knew nothing about these flights, local farmers were used to the sound of flying people flying overhead, and even didn't lift their heads-at this time, some authorities still insisted that mechanical flight was impossible!
The Wright brothers are convinced that "the era of flying machines has finally arrived."
They gave their first public performance on August 8th, 1908. In the next few days, they made some more flights, and later flew 100 times in the nearby Orcamp training ground.
This flight made headlines all over the world and was highly praised. Voyager not only broke the records of all aircraft at that time, but also showed that the Wright brothers had developed an aircraft that could climb, tilt and turn, and could fly smoothly and figure 8. The flying skills of this plane and the Wright brothers far exceeded the achievements of Europe in this regard at that time.
The Wright brothers built a monument in aviation history.