Interesting article on the Wright brothers' maths.

[gm66]

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

[ergophobe]

Nice. I think they are often portrayed first as mechanics, second as daredevils and third if at all as engineers and scientists.