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Model wings used in the tunnel
These are examples of the model wings the
Wright brothers tested in their wind tunnel. They made them
from sheet steel using tin shears, a hammer, and a file. The
Wrights tested a broad ranges of model wings:
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averaged 6 to 8 square inches in area. |
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| Curvature |
ranged from 1 in 6 to 1 in 20. |
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| Profile: |
airfoils varied from perfect arcs to curves whose high point was far forward. |
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| Shape: |
included perfect squares, rectangles, ellipses, half-circles, and multi-wing forms. |
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