Wright Flyer.

[JOddino]

This is a test.  Who said, "luck is the residue of good engineering"?
Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <moleski at canisius.edu>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: Wright Flyer.


> --On Thursday, December 18, 2003 5:24 PM -0800 JOddino
<JOddino at socal.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I can't believe they wouldn't have a good simulation and therefore know
it was
> > going to fly before they spent all the time and effort building it.
>
> They knew they needed luck, and said so many, many times.
>
> > Perhaps there is so little margin that if the wind isn't within a very
tight
> > tolerance it won't fly.
>
> Right.  Strong steady winds work best.  Gusts are bad news.
>
> > But they should have known that.
>
> They did know that.
>
> > It seems to me if it had the proper airspeed and angle of attack it
would lift off.
>
> Yes.  But high humidity yesterday robbed them of power,
> hence of airspeed.
>
> > I'd love to see a failure analysis performed like we used to do if a
missile failed.
> > Each engineer had to prove his component or
> > subsytem was not the cause.
>
> I'm sure they're writing their final assessment.
> Stay tuned for books, magazine articles, and
> more TV shows.
>
> > Now if you really want to stir things up, what if the
> > conclusion is the original didn't fly?
>
> These things argue against that hypothesis:
>
> 1. Photographic evidence from Dec. 17.
> 2. Seven witnesses (I think).
> 3. Subsequent aircraft developed by the Wrights.
> 4. The integrity of the brothers themselves.
> 5. The Wright Experience replica has had flights
> of 90+ feet and 110+ feet under better
> conditions than yesterday's.  It was
> the pressure of the deadline and the
> crowd of 35,000 PAYING CUSTOMERS that
> led them to make an attempt in
> less-than-ideal conditions.
>
> > I wouldn't be surprised if the French are working on proving that right
now.
>
> We can't blame the French for our culture's paranoia.
> It's homegrown and as hardy as a weed.
>
> Marty #2874
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