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gm66

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Interesting article on the Wright brothers' maths.
« on: June 09, 2020, 09:03:20 AM »
I didn't realise they had such bad weather for their first flight! This is about the theory they developed that gave them the confidence that their machine would stay in the air :

https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=following
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Re: Interesting article on the Wright brothers' maths.
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2020, 07:16:29 PM »
Nice. I think they are often portrayed first as mechanics, second as daredevils and third if at all as engineers and scientists.
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