I found a book called  Early Flight  ISBN 1-55521-227-1 at the
ten dollar book store in Semi Valley. It was published in 1987
and it was a collection of article dating back to 1860.

I found an extraordinary article written in 1911 which was a
long interview with the Wright brothers. It is mostly their
words. I was astounded by their aircraft and aerodynamic
knowledge and predictions of the future of aviation.

I scanned it and compiled it into one pdf.

Here it is.

Paul Lamar


Thanks Paul for the generous gift
Noel Cusimano

Your welcome.

The Wright brothers were able to fly on less HP than
their rivals because their all flying canard was lifting. Most others were using
a tail elevator and tail elevators generate down force. Standard practice today.
This down force must be compensated for by additional lift on the wing giving overall
higher drag.

The canard was harder to fly because it was an unstable
aircraft. The Wrights later adopted the tail elevators making their
aircraft stable in pitch and easier to fly. They may not have known
this when they first started experimenting.

Paul Lamar


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