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Background Information and Research Avenues
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After years of research, including observations of birds, Otto Lilienthal generated tables of air lift values at varying incidence angles. The Wright Brothers tested these results by using a bicycle on which they had attached a horizontal wheel to the front. On each side (left and right), they placed wing models which allowed them to test the angle data.
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Please send any comments to:
Web Site Related: Dale Morris (Dale.J.Morris@grc.nasa.gov),
Technology Related: Tom Benson(Tom Benson@lerc.nasa.gov)
