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Guide to Reliving the Wright Way

In the spirit of the Wright Brothers, NASA is using aeronautics technology to provide access to space. These fundamentals and lessons will help you understand their journey of flight.

The Wright Way will show you the basic math and physics that led to the invention of the airplane by the Wright Brothers.

Fundamentals

Lessons in Aerodynamics

Wright Brothers Aircraft

Interactive Simulations

Forces on an Aircraft

Aircraft Parts

Roll and Wing Warping

Kites and Gliders

1901 Wind Tunnel Tests

Wright 1903 Engine

Lift and Drag

The Wright Brothers’ discuss Lift

The Wright Brothers discuss Drag Force

Thrust and Weight

The Wright Brothers Discuss Thrust Force

The Wright Brothers discuss Weight Force

The Wright Brothers discuss Center of Gravity

Flight Control and Maneuvers

The Wright Brothers’ discuss Roll

The Wright Brothers’ discuss Pitch

The Wright Brothers discuss Yaw

Gas Static

Thermodynamics

Replicas

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