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29. 30. 31. 32, 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. e Chapter 07. Pg. 49 When did the Wright brothers receive a patent for their aircraft, what was the main claim of the patent? e On May 22, 1906, the U.S. Patent Office granted Patent No. 821,393 to the Wrights for their design. e The patent was broad enough to cover the entire craft, although the main claim in the patent was to the means of control by warping the wings (wing warping). e Chapter 07. Pg.51 How did this method of control used by the Wright brothers differ from the method of control developed by their competitor Glenn Curtiss? How did the Wrights’ view this? e Glenn Curtiss developed aircraft designs that using ailerons e The Wright brothers viewed this as a patent infringement e Chapter 07. Pg.51 Who is credited with the semi-controlled, powered flight in Europe? e Alberto Santos Dumont e Chapter 07. Pg. 52 The Wright was the first tractor airplane produced by the Wright Company which also incorporated aileron control. e Model K (Chapter 7. Pg. 54) The first military aircraft produced by the Wright Brothers for the U.S. War Department was the: e Anew version of the former Model A Flyer dubbed the Military Flyer e Chapter 07. Pg. 54 The first fatality due to an airplane accident was e Lt. Thomas Selfridge (Chapter 7. Pg. 54) o Selfridge was a member of the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) Who helped the Wright brothers secure financial backing so they could establish an aircraft production company (The Wright Company) e J.P. Morgan e Chapter 07, pg. 52 Who made the first private airplane purchase in history of a Wright Flyer? e Charles Rolls of Roll-Royce e Chapter 07, pg. 52 What significant design changes were introduced by the Wright Model B, Model F, and Model K aircraft? e The Model B was the first production aircraft with a 75-hp Rausenberger engine, and was the first Wright aircraft to fly without a canard in front. It was also the first to have a single elevator located aft. The military version of the Model B adopted ailerons for the first time for lateral control e The Model F was the first Wright airplane to adopt a fuselage, on which the elevator was placed atop the rudder located on the tail of the aircraft e The Model K was the first tractor (forward-facing) propellers) airplane produced by the Wright Company and on the K model wing-warping was finally abandoned completely in favor of aileron control Part 02—Gov Reps 02
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