How Good a Replica?

How close to the original Wright Flyer is the new replica?

Is it also true that the reason it won't fly is that modern flyers
can't mimic the Wright brothers art of handling wing warp as good or
that the conditions for modern flight HAVE to be better than in 1903?

Will the replica attempt to fly again soon?

Ashton Archer III

"Ashton Archer III" wrote in message
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How close to the original Wright Flyer is the new replica?


A very great deal of effort and research was expended to make this replica
as close to the original as possible. Surviving pieces of the actual cloth
covering were examined so it could be reproduced exactly. The sole
surviving propeller was examined so that they could be reproduced exactly,
right down to examinining the tool marks so that the same tools could be
used. Available photographs were enhanced and examined to reproduce parts
accurately.



Is it also true that the reason it won't fly is that modern flyers
can't mimic the Wright brothers art of handling wing warp as good or
that the conditions for modern flight HAVE to be better than in 1903?


No, this replica had been flown a number of times in preparation for the
anniversary celebration. It didn't fly on the 17th because weather
conditions were real crappy.

In article ,
"Emmanuel Gustin" wrote:

In fact the reconstruction attempt may be surprisingly
accurate. On 16 December 1903 the first flying attempt
failed under very similar circumstances -- the aircraft,
with Wilbur on the controls, stalled because the angle
of incidence became too high, and was slightly
damaged in a hard landing. It was repaired to fly on
the next day.

One of the reason the Wrights were flying into the wind was to reduce
damage to the plane in case of a crash.

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"Emmanuel Gustin" wrote in message
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In fact the reconstruction attempt may be surprisingly
accurate. On 16 December 1903 the first flying attempt
failed under very similar circumstances -- the aircraft,
with Wilbur on the controls, stalled because the angle
of incidence became too high, and was slightly
damaged in a hard landing. It was repaired to fly on
the next day.


The first attempt, which damaged the elevators, or "rudders" as the Wrights
called them, was on December 14th.

How close to the original Wright Flyer is the new replica?

As close as humanly possible, if you are referring to the Flyer built
by Ken Hyde in Warrenton VA.

There is one difference: it has a seatbelt, mandated by the FAA.

Any other differences, and no doubt there are some, were brought about
by the lack of information about the original.

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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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There is one difference: it has a seatbelt, mandated by the FAA.


Seatbelt? The Flyer didn't even have a seat.

Yeah, I heard it had a transponder too, and an altitude encoder, also
mandated by the FAA ;-)!!

John



Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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There is one difference: it has a seatbelt, mandated by the FAA.



Seatbelt? The Flyer didn't even have a seat.

"John Morley" wrote in message
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Yeah, I heard it had a transponder too, and an altitude encoder, also
mandated by the FAA ;-)!!


You're just bein' silly. They were in Class G airspace, no transponder or
encoder required.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"John Morley" wrote:

Yeah, I heard it had a transponder too, and an altitude encoder, also
mandated by the FAA ;-)!!

You're just bein' silly. They were in Class G airspace, no transponder or
encoder required.

And you're just bein' Stevie. A transponder would not have been
required on the replica REGARDLESS of the type of airspace they
were in (see FAR 91.215).

And you're just bein' Stevie. A transponder would not have been
required on the replica REGARDLESS of the type of airspace they
were in (see FAR 91.215).


not required as it did not have a electrical system, but it must have had a
waiver from FARS, as it did not have a tach, oil pressure/temp gauge, AS ind,
Altimeter, compass,
Matt Gunsch,
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