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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Bicycle Hub
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Instruments
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Propellers
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Water Reservoir
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Engine
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Wing-Warping Technology
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Rudder
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Elevator
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Elevator Control Handle
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Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Hip Cradle
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Reproduction Engine
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Reproduction Flyer
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1903 Flyer Reproduction
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Solving Flight—Thrust: Thrust is the forward force moving an aircraft, which is facilitated in the 1903 Wright Flyer by the #propellers. Propellers were available in the early 1900s, but there was no set design for them. The #WrightBrothers knew that thr
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Solving Flight—Power: This lightweight engine weighed 180 pounds, produced 12 horsepower, ran on 42-octane gasoline, was cooled by water, and had 4 cylinders. The engine was an aluminum-copper alloy and it was the first engine of its kind. Automobile eng
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Solving Flight—Control: An aircraft maneuvers in three dimensions and the pilot must be adept in moving the aircraft in all three—roll, pitch, yaw—to effectively maintain control. The hip cradle of the 1903 Wright Flyer is connected to two wires that con
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Solving Flight—Lift: Lift is the upward force on an airfoil or wing. The wings of the 1903 Wright Flyer are made up of several ribs between layers of white cotton muslin. Each rib is a large airfoil (or wing shape), curved to a precise degree which is di
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Replica Wires
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Wright Flyer
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Flight Room Talk
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Cultural Resource Manager cleans the reproduction Flyer with a HEPA filtered vaccum cleaner
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A view from atop the scaffolding showing the upper wing of the Flyer, one of the custom-designed light fixtures, and the blue sky through the clerestory windows