The Secret of Flight - Season 1 Episode 9 Different Aircraft Systems
The first airplane to fly was what would be called today a Canard Type airplane; it had a horizontal stabilizer in front of the main wing. Today’s Conventional Type plane has the stabilizing surfaces are of the same size. Dr. Lippisch explains all three models. He also describes the Allwing Type plane which is made by combining wing and tail surfaces, sweeping the wing tips backward, and placing the control areas on the wing tips. He discusses the fundamental law of stability and demonstrates this on models in flight and in the Smoke Tunnel.
Year: 1959
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
Director: Sam Becker
Cast: Alexander Lippisch
Crew: Sam Becker (Director)
First Air Date: Jan 01, 1959
Last Air date: Mar 26, 1959
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 13 Episode
Runtime: 29 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 0.2408
Language: English
Keyword : educational, historical documentary
Season
Season 1
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