"Original Navy Wright B-1 Plane, Illustrating the Flexible Warping Wings," circa 1912
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Among the Wright brothers' breakthroughs in inventing the airplane was their system of control. By twisting -- or warping -- the wings in flight, a pilot could control the plane's lateral movement. The Wrights were still using this control technique when they built the Model B, their most successful commercial aircraft, from 1910 to 1914.
Among the Wright brothers' breakthroughs in inventing the airplane was their system of control. By twisting -- or warping -- the wings in flight, a pilot could control the plane's lateral movement. The Wrights were still using this control technique when they built the Model B, their most successful commercial aircraft, from 1910 to 1914.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1911-1913
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.125 in
Inscriptions
Text in image, left center:PNRV-317 / 11-16-1931 Text under image: The Original Navy Wright B-1 Plane, Illustrating the Flexible Warping Wings.
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