Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "莱特飞行器" in Chinese language version.
He is most clear about, and most proud of, the pieces of the historic Wright Flyer that he took to the moon. Under a special arrangement with the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, he took in his LM PPK a piece of wood from the Wright brothers' 1903 airplane's left propeller and a piece of muslin fabric (8x13 inches) from its upper left wing.
... the Flyer was highly unstable ... The lateral/directional stability and control of the Flyer were marginal ...
... the backward state of the general theory and understanding of flight mechanics hindered them ...
... the Flyer was highly unstable ... The lateral/directional stability and control of the Flyer were marginal ...
... the Flyer was highly unstable ... The lateral/directional stability and control of the Flyer were marginal ...
... the backward state of the general theory and understanding of flight mechanics hindered them ...
... the Flyer was highly unstable ... The lateral/directional stability and control of the Flyer were marginal ...
... the backward state of the general theory and understanding of flight mechanics hindered them ...
Consistently with ignoring the condition of zero net [pitch] moment, the Wrights assumed that in equilibrium the canard carried no load and served only as a control device.
... the backward state of the general theory and understanding of flight mechanics hindered them ...