Aileron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the band with a similar name, see The Ailerons Ailerons are hinged control surfaces attached to the trailing edge of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. The ailerons are used to control the air...
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; To bank to the left, a pilot must raise the left aileron and lower the right aileron. (Precision Graphics) ... Wordsmith Words: aileron ... There are conflicting claims over who first invented the aileron.
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Christmas received a patent for the Bullet design in 1914, a fact which he used to make the claim that he had invented the aileron. ... In fact, Christmas is only one of many early pioneers who claim to have invented the aileron, including the Wrights and Glenn Curtis.
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Details about New Zealand's claim to beating the Wright Brothers into the air. Pearse invented the aileron, variable pitch air-screw and other amazing innovations. First flight probably on March 31, 1903 ... Pearse invented the aileron and variable pitch air-screw many years ahead of others researching control surfaces.
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There are many conflicting claims over who first invented the aileron. In 1868, before the advent of powered aircraft, English inventor M.P.W. Bolton patented the first aileron-type device for lateral control.
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Who Invented the Aileron ... How Does an Aileron Work ... Define Aileron...
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In his own words "I can lay claim to the invention of the aileron, invented by me in 1902 and patented in 1904. The Wright brothers developed a 'warped wing' to carry out the same function, making it perform more like a kite.
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He invented the tetrahedral kite. The Aerial Experiment Association, founded under his patronage in 1907, brought together G. H. Curtiss, F. W. Baldwin, and others, who invented the aileron principle and developed the hydroplane.
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There are conflicting claims over who first invented the aileron. ... Other claimants include American William Whitney Christmas, who claimed to have invented the aileron in the 1914 patent for what would become the Christmas Bullet (built in 1918), and American Glenn Curtiss, who flew an aileron-controlled aircraft in 1908.
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