bicanard biplane is the type of plane that was the wright flyer.
what type of plane is the wright flyer?
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the "flyer" was a bicanard biplane configuration. as with the gliders, the pilot flew lying on his stomach on the lower wing with his head toward the front of the craft in an effort to reduce drag. he steered by moving a cradle attached to his hips. the cradle pulled wires which warped the wings and turned the rudder simultaneously.





























the "flyer"s "runway" was a track of 2x4s stood on their narrow edge, which the brothers nicknamed the "junction railroad."





























section::::flight trials at kitty hawk.
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bullet::::- hallion, richard p. "the wright brothers: heirs of prometheus". washington, d.c.: smithsonian, 1978. .





























bullet::::- hise, phaedra. "in search of the real wright flyer." "air&space/smithsonian", january 2003, pp. 22–29.





























bullet::::- howard, fred. "orville and wilbur: the story of the wright brothers". london: hale, 1988. .





























bullet::::- jakab, peter l. "the original." "air&space/smithsonian", march 2003, pp. 34–39.





























bullet::::- mikesh, robert c. and tom d. crouch. "restoration: the wright flyer." "national air and space museum research report", 1985, pp. 135–141.





























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bullet::::- nasa.gov





























bullet::::- wrightflyer.org





























bullet::::- wrightexperience.com





























bullet::::- "under the hood of a wright flyer" air & space magazine
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