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He returns on December 11 and everything is ready to test on December 14. The brothers hoist their red flag, asignal for you and the Lifesaving crew to come help. The wind is not strong enough to launch from level ground,so the 60-foot launching track is set up on the side of Big Hill (the launching track consists of 15-foot sections ofwooden rail, on which runs a launch cradle with bicycle hubs for wheels). The aircraft is pushed to the top ofthe track on its launch cradle. With the restraining rope in place, the motor is started and the propellers start toturn. Orville and Wilbur toss a coin to see who will be the first pilot. Wilbur wins and takes his position. He pullsthe release rope, and the aircraft rolls on the cradle about 40 feet down the track, and starts to become airborne.Wilbur pulls up the nose a bit too sharply, and it stalls and settles back in the sand, breaking a few parts. It hadbeen airborne just 3 seconds.It takes some time to repair the damage, and on December 17, the red flag is hoisted again. It is very cold today,and the puddles on the way to the brother’s camp are frozen over. The wind is blowing much harder thanbefore. When the aircraft is set on the cradle, it is now Orville’s turn to pilot. Orville has set up his box camerafacing the end of the track and hands the squeeze camera bulb to John Daniels of your Lifesaving crew. Orvillethen gets into the craft and the rope is released. The wind is so strong that Wilbur runs alongside the craft tosteady the wing as it takes off. Just as he lets go and the craft becomes airborne, Big John squeezes the camerabulb and snaps one of the most famous pictures ever taken. Orville flies for 12 seconds and lands a little over 120feet from the end of the track. All of the people watching are cheering as you run to retrieve the airplane. Youall shake hands and then go warm up by the stove before you carry the plane back up the track.Three more flights are made, the longest being Wilbur’s, which lasts 59 seconds and covers 852 feet. At long last,a man had flown a powered flying machine. As the brothers are getting ready for a fifth flight, a powerful gust ofwind picks up the airplane and rolls it over and over. It is so badly damaged that more flights are out of thequestion. The Wrights thank everyone for their help, walk 4 miles up the beach to telegraph their father of theirsuccess, and pack up and return to Dayton to perfect their airplane.The Wright Flyer takes off on the world’s first successful airplane flight onDecember 17, 1903. Orville is at the controls, while Wilbur runs alongside.Activity 16—Build a Model of the 1903 FlyerTo make a model of the 1903 Flyer, follow the instructions beginning on page 63.Learning to Fly: The Wright Brothers’ Adventure EG–2002–12–007–GRC29
Activity 17—Balancing ForcesIf you were either Orville or Wilbur Wright, and it came time to design a flying machine with an engine, wherewould you place the engine and where would you place the pilot? Do you think that the pilot should sit up orlie down on the wing? Don’t forget that there had been numerous crashes in the brothers’ gliders over the past3 years. Give some serious thought to the reason or reasons for your decision.The drawing below is a top view of the lower wing of the 1903 flying machine. Draw where you would putthe pilot and the engine.Back of wingFront of wing1. What are the advantages in the way you placed the engine and pilot?2. What problems do you think might be created with your placement?3. Does your pilot sit up or lie down? Why?4. Circle the direction that each propeller needs to turn to create the least amount of torque (twisting) of theaircraft.Learning to Fly: The Wright Brothers’ Adventure30EG–2002–12–007–GRC
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