Smithsonian kinda, sorta admits to a lie

Jake Brodsky wrote:

The Wright brothers also invented a highly effective wind tunnel for
testing different wing types and shapes.

Actually, they did not. A fellow in North Carolina developed one and sent the
Wrights a description and sketches. They *did* add some enhancements.

In effect, they took a
highly rigorous, scientific approach to achieving flight.

That they did.

George Patterson
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Jake Brodsky wrote:

The Wright brothers also invented a highly effective wind tunnel for
testing different wing types and shapes.

Actually, they did not. A fellow in North Carolina developed one and sent
the
Wrights a description and sketches. They *did* add some enhancements.

As noted, the Wright brothers didn't invent the wind tunnel, but the
enhancement they did invent was the clever balance which measured lift and
drag.

Eric

Eric Miller wrote:

As noted, the Wright brothers didn't invent the wind tunnel, but the
enhancement they did invent was the clever balance which measured lift and
drag.

Again. The credit properly goes to someone else. An article describing this was
published years ago in the World War I Aeroplanes magazine. Period photos of
the NC test gear and communication with the Wrights was presented.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
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