WRight Perspective - Article Four of Four
This is the final article in the series discussing the 1984 Smithsonian publication The Wright Flyer: An Engineering Perspective. This article addresses the fourth and fifth sections of the "Perspective" compilation concerning propulsion and structural design * (The full text of the Smithsonian"Perspective" compilation pictured below can be found here .) Publication by the Smithsonian critiqued in this and in three previous articles by Joe Bullmer .* The W Right Perspective--Article Four by Joe Bullmer As stated previously, the purpose of these articles is to address differences between information presented in the " Perspective " compilation and that in this author's book The WRight Story . Chapters III and IV of that book contain detailed discussions of the development and testing of the Wrights’ early aircraft based exclusively on an experienced aeronau...