1903 12 17, the Wright brothers made the first test flight of a fully controlled, self-powered and heavier-than-air plane, which was the world's first plane "Voyager 1".
Voyager 1 is a biplane. Its two propellers are installed on both sides of the pilot's position and driven by a single engine chain. The control system adopts the duck layout with the elevator in front and the rudder behind, which is the greatest contribution of the Wright brothers to the aviation industry.
Li Lindahl had to move his body and control the flight of the plane by changing the center of gravity, while the pilot of Voyager 1 achieved the same goal by curling the whole wing tip with a mechanical device. The climb and dive of the aircraft depend on a pair of two-wing elevators installed at the front of the aircraft; A pair of rudders and wing curling mechanisms are interconnected and installed behind the driver.
The Wright brothers created a flight control system that allowed the aircraft to fly under control, thus laying the foundation for the practical use of the aircraft. This technology is still applied to all aircraft today. The great inventions of the Wright brothers changed the transportation, economy, production and daily life of human beings, and also changed the military history.
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1906, after graduating from Quan Min Normal School, Liu Zuocheng, a native of Yong 'an, Fujian, and Li Baoyu, a fellow countryman, were selected by the Qing government to study in Japan, and studied in Engineering Aviation School and Waseda University successively. Encouraged by the successful development and test flight of the Wright brothers in the United States and Feng Ru, an overseas Chinese living in the United States, Liu and Li actively devoted themselves to the development of aircraft.
19 10, with the support of some patriotic overseas Chinese, Liu and Li cooperated in Japan to make "Aircraft No.1". Due to the inconvenient use of Japanese airports, it is impossible to test. In August of the same year, the Qing government allocated funds to build a factory shed in Beijing Nanyuan military playground in an attempt to build an airplane.
1911March, Liu and Li built their own "airplane II" in China, but the engine shaft was damaged during the flight and failed to fall. Liu Zuocheng was seriously injured and never flew again.
191010/9, Li Baoyu and Liu Zuocheng initiated the establishment of aviation research society. Ta Kung Pao published the Establishment and Brief Introduction of Aviation Research Association, reminding people that the world aviation industry has just started, and China should seize the opportunity. "Don't fall behind in everything. In February, 65438+, Shanghai Oriental Magazine published Li Baoyu's Aircraft Research Report, which was the earliest aviation paper in China.
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