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Published 1979 | Version Campus-Access Only
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The Origins of the First Powered, Man-carrying Airplane

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Abstract

The Wright brothers' "Flyer" of 1903 was not just a lucky effort by two bicycle mechanics from Dayton but the outcome of an intensive program of research, engineering and testing

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© F. E. C. Culick, 1979.

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Eprint ID
21305
DOI
10.1038/scientificamerican0779-86
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CaltechAUTHORS:20101213-074304929

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10.1038/scientificamerican0779-86 (DOI)
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/wright/background/origin.html (URL)

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2010-12-15
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2021-11-09
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Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center , GALCIT
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Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center