wrote:
A wrinkle about flying a low power Wright style design.
If you warp the left wing down, or put the left wing aileron down,
which way is the plane going to turn?

Why - to the LEFT of course!
(More drag = more turning effect and more wing down.)

Brian W


Brian,

Ever fly a Wright? Ever really try that? Ever wonder why that rudder-
thingie in the back has to move and not stay fixed. Or why you even
need that rudder-thingie on a Wright in the first place?

Go look up "well-digging". Then come tell me which way a Wright
machine turns when you warp the left wing down. You should have at
least two answers for me.

Harry Frey
Wright 1902 glider semi-pilot

I never flew one - and I'm guilty of passing on this snippet from the
folks who did the man powered series at Aerovironment - who were in a
similar situation. If being a glider semi-pilot means you HAVE flown
one - or many another plane that will turn the wrong way if only
ailerons or wing warping is used - I am open to correction! :-)

Regards

Brian W