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Wright Flyer Design

Flying the Wright Flyer

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Category 1 of 1

Question:•This gave Wilbur Wright the idea for “wing warping.” (p. 32)

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Category 1 of 1

Answer:

an empty carton

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Category 2 of 1

Question:The Wright’s studied this person’s The Wright’s studied this person’s data to design a device that gave data to design a device that gave greater control of pitch. (p. 33)greater control of pitch. (p. 33)

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Category 2 of 1

Answer:Lilienthal

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Category 3 of 1

Question:This is the focal point of This is the focal point of lift. (p. 34)lift. (p. 34)

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Category 3 of 1

Answer:center of pressure

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Category 4 of 1

Question:Fabric the Wrights used for glider wings. (p. 34)

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Category 4 of 1

Answer:French sateen

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Category 5 of 1

Question:Used to test model-size Used to test model-size wings. (p. 35)wings. (p. 35)

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Category 5 of 1

Answer:wind tunnel

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Category 1 of 2

Question:The Wright brothers controlled their aircraft through three main means they developed in their glider experiments: the forward elevator, the use of _______ _________, and a single, movable rear rudder. (p. 39) 

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Category 1 of 2

Answer:(wing warping)

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Category 2 of 2

Question:After more than 700 flights with their After more than 700 flights with their third glider in the fall of 1902, the third glider in the fall of 1902, the Wrights returned to Ohio to put a Wrights returned to Ohio to put a ________ on the glider. (p. 36) ________ on the glider. (p. 36) 

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Category 2 of 2

Answer:(engine)(engine)

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Category 3 of 2

Question:The Wrights’ third glider had a low The Wrights’ third glider had a low _______ __ _______. This made it more _______ __ _______. This made it more stable and easier to control. (p. 36) stable and easier to control. (p. 36) 

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Category 3 of 2

Answer:(angle of attack)(angle of attack)

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Category 4 of 2

Question:The Wrights’ first glider didn’t have The Wrights’ first glider didn’t have nearly enough ___________. (p. 35) nearly enough ___________. (p. 35) 

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Category 4 of 2

Answer:(lift)(lift)

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Category 5 of 2

Question:•The early glider experiments taught the Wright brothers three important things: how to control ___________ and __________, the best design for the shape of the wing, and how large the wing area had to be to sustain lift. (p. 33) 

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Category 5 of 2

Answer:(climb and descent)

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Category 1 of 3Question:•The Wrights discovered that they didn’t need to tilt an entire _______ to turn the craft. (p. 32) 

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Category 1 of 3

Answer:(wing)

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Category 2 of 3Question:In trying to solve the problem of flight and the three challenges all pilots face, the Wrights chose a ___________ as their starting point. (p. 31 ) 

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Category 2 of 3

Answer:(glider)

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Category 3 of 3

Question:Where did the Wright brothers get the engine for their Flyer? (p. 37)

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Category 3 of 3

Answer:Their bicycle mechanic built it for Their bicycle mechanic built it for themthem

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Category 4 of 3

Question:a sideways aircraft movement is called what? (p. 39)

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Category 4 of 3

Answer:Yaw

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Category 5 of 3

Question:Parts that gave shape to the Wright Brothers’ aircraft wings. (p. 38)

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Category 5 of 3

Answer:RibsRibs

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Category 1 of 4

Question:The main, lengthwise pieces of the Wright Flyer’s wing. (p. 38)

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Category 1 of 4

Answer:Spars

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Category 2 of 4

Question:The angle between the relative wind and an airfoil is called what? (p. 36)

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Category 2 of 4

Answer:Angle of attack

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Category 3 of 4

Question:

A movable, horizontal surface on an airplane that controls motion up and down. (p. 33)

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Category 3 of 4

Answer:Elevator

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Category 4 of 4

Question:•Long, thin runners, like a pair of skis on the Wright Flyer are called what? (p. 39)

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Category 4 of 4

Answer:Skids

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Category 5 of 4

Question:An airplane wing’s profile is called what? (p. 34)

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Category 5 of 4

Answer:

Airfoil

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Category 1 of 5

Question:•What is the name of the configuration when an airplane elevator sits in front of the wings. (p. 33)

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Category 1 of 5

Answer:Canard configuration

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Category 2 of 5

Question:A vertical post between two wings supporting both aircraft wings on a biplane. (p. 32)

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Category 2 of 5

Answer:

Strut

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Category 3 of 5

Question:•What did the Wright Brothers Use to make the Wright Flyer veer left or right. (p. 39)

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Category 3 of 5

Answer:Their hips

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Category 4 of 5

Question:•Once the Wright Brothers had achieved powered flight, they no longer needed the ________ ________of the North Carolina coastline for their tests. (p. 40)

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Category 4 of 5

Answer:wind conditions

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Category 5 of 5

Question:The flow of air over an airfoil is called what? (p. 36)

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Category 5 of 5

Answer:Relative wind

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