BCP 101 FD: v2 (First Timers)

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS:  Bird and airplane wings have what we like to call a wing bump.

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS:  The Wright Brothers’ invention of the airplane “Flyer 1” and its 1903 flight wasn’t easy.

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS:  One thing the Wright Brothers were trying to discover is how to best turn the plane in flight. They used cambered wings. Cambered means straight.

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS:  Eventually the brothers used two eight inch propellers.

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS: The Wright Brothers even flew their plane in France. The kings of England, Spain and Italy among the onlookers. Back in the United States they even flew around the Statue of Liberty!

FOILS:   A foil is a name for the shape of a wing, blade, or sail.  There are many different types of foils.

FOILS:   The design of an airplane wing involves only one kind of airfoil design.

FOILS:   The British RAF Spitfires shot down the German Luftwaffe (Air Force)

FOILS: Supersonic airfoils used for jets like the F-16 have a very sharp edges.

FOILS:   Foils called Hydrofoils are used in water travel as well. Hydrofoils are used to keep boats under the water