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Old 01-18-2023 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by combatpigg
I did not know that.
There's also this......during their experimentation with Wright Gliders the Wrights figured out wing warping before they switched from a fixed vertical fin to a rudder. They made a rope system that moved the rudder along with the warping of the wings. So as of 1902 they had 3 axis control mastered with hundreds of successful glides.
Did you know in 1910 they had an air race and Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007663643/