In this fifth number of Smithsonian Annals of Flight Leonard S. Hobbs analyzes the original Wright Kitty Hawk Flyer engine from the point of view of an aeronautical engineer whose long experience in ...
On a recent trip to Dayton, I spent the day visiting some of its many Wright brothers sites. Despite being less than an hour away, Dayton is typically out of my purview for local history. But it ...
From the Wright brothers’ first inline engines to massive V, H, and X configurations, this episode breaks down how aircraft engineers chased more power through clever cylinder layouts and bold design ...