CEWT Airplane History 1773-1909

WRT 205 CEWT History Project following the technological innovations that made the very first airplanes possible.

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However, this didn't stop the technology from proving itself incredibly useful to mankind, changing and improving our ability to travel and interact just as any new technology promises. Any single idea's history follows a similar path of innovation until widespread adoption.

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This airplane marks the adoption of this technology by the masses. It's introduction revolutionized warfare by instilling a new Air Force, and thus influenced the rest of the world to use the device. During 1900-09, the technology faced resistance similar to modern computers.

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The successful 1909 flyer is currently on display at the @airandspace museum. https://t.co/9rexhmgusm

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“I don’t have any regrets … . I feel about the airplane much the same as I do in regard to fire. I regret all the terrible damage caused by fire. But I think it is good for the human race that someone discovered how to … put fire to thousands of important uses.” -Orville W.

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The Wrights promised a finished product in 1908, but unfortunately, the final test run for that iteration resulted in a disastrous crash, killing Lt. Thomas Selfridge and critically injuring Orville Wright.

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After introducing their practical 1905 flyer, the #wrightbros pursued specified designs to close sales with larger entities, such as the @USArmy . They began building a craft specifically for military observation, and produced the final model in 1909.

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Baron explores the evolution of the pencil, and how it went from being a measurement utensil to an everyday writing technology. Similar patterns can be found among nearly any object, including airplanes and the many components that are required to make them work.

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@DrGrammar's (Dennis Baron) passage, From Pencils to Pixels, describes the impact computers have on the modern world, and how they change people's daily routines. This single event can be translated and compared to any #technology. https://t.co/B3Z2k7Ry7h

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Original schematics attempted to warp the wing fabric itself, proving incredibly dangerous for flight and device stability. Later designs incorporated a moving elevator to adjust the nose's pitch. https://t.co/3r8Uy2OCiv

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In order to properly control their flyers, the #wrightbros needed to invent an entirely new control system, known as roll, pitch and yaw. No prior invention even considered these 3 planes, as they only steered side to side. https://t.co/8Gq7pj3vLF

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The introduction of this technology created a "paradigm shift" in the way people do things, as Dennis Baron calls it. Similar to the change Baron investigates with the establishment of personal computers, planes faced resistance at first, but eventually reached complete adoption.

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The Smithsonian @airandspace Museum website details the Wright Brothers' lives and the differences between their many flyer iterations. https://t.co/XC6MWyrqk3

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1904-05: The 1903 flyer did achieve flight, but didn't turn very well. The 1904 model rectified this problem, but was still limited by a very short flight time. In 1905, the Wright's introduced the first practical airplane, boasting a 30 minute flight time.

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1902-03: The Wrights immediately wanted to construct a true flyer, but decided to create one more glider in 1902 to master their roll, pitch, and yaw control system. Charles Taylor's custom motor allowed the 1903 flyer to be the world's first true plane. https://t.co/24f4E6dg4u

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1900-01: The brothers construct gliders to begin testing Cayley's described forces, weight and lift, thrust and drag. The first was only a scaled down model, but the 1901 model was full size and allowed the Wrights to begin testing in-flight controls.

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The Wright Brothers Timeline:
1899: The #wrightbros are still adjusting at this time, focusing on the necessary research to give their project footing.

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Through their research and experiments, the Wright Brothers fought to achieve aerial literacy, just as #danahboyd brought attention to the need for digital literacy in the modern era. Only through mastering this was the creation of safe, controllable flyers possible. #wrightbros

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As boys, the Wrights' father gifted a toy helicopter that was propelled by a twisting rubber band, planting the idea of flight in their imaginations. The brothers held onto this through their young adult years, and got to work on their gliders as soon as the bike shop was stable.