De quoi est fait Wright Flyer
The first controlled powered aeroplane flight.
- Roller chain — a pour partie. The propellers were driven from the engine by bicycle chains — the Wrights were bicycle makers.
- Wing warping — utilise. Roll was controlled by wing warping.
- Wind tunnel — utilise. The Wrights built their own wind tunnel.
- Railway track — utilise. The Flyer had no wheels: it took off along a wooden rail.
- Wood — est fait de. The frame is spruce and ash.
- Coton — est fait de. The covering is muslin.
- Aluminium — est fait de. The engine crankcase is cast aluminium.
- Steel — est fait de. The Flyer's wires, bracing and engine parts were steel.