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They'll probably be out of business by this Summer! Thus, I think your
advice is good advice! Heck, I may need some spare parts every now and then! Right! It's amazing that companies operate on the fringes but then expect the trust of consumers! wrote: The Wright Brothers Relied exclusively on a Richard's Anemometer to record wind speed and direction. Here is a history documenting the defintive proof including a picture of Wilbur Wright actually using Richard's anemometer. DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENTLY! THE HISTORY: Octave Chanute responded to Wilbur's letter on May 12th, 1901. He suggested that Wilbur specify whether he wanted to use the English [Robinson, a cup type] or French anemometer [Richard of Paris, a rotating vane type] at the appropriate time. [An anemometer is an instrument used to determine the wind's speed. The English anemometer is a Robinson anemometer, a cup type. The French anemometer is by Richard of Paris and is a rotating vane type.] http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Wright/history1_1901 4.html WILBUR WRIGHT TO OCTAVE CHANUTE Dayton, Ohio, May 17, 1901 As to anemometer we are inclined to think that we would prefer the nonrecording Richard's instrument as our chief use for it will be measuring velocities for very brief periods. http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu/inventors /i/Wrights/library/Chanute_Wright_correspond/1901 /May17-1901.html RICHARD ANEMOMETER The Wrights borrowed this French-made, hand-held anemometer from Octave Chanute and used it to measure wind speeds during their flight tests at Kitty Hawk. http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/1900/te stflying.cfm TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903 An anemometer, or wind gauge, is an instrument for measuring the force and speed of wind. The earliest anemometer was invented by Thomas Romney Robinson (1793 - 1882). This gauge uses an arrangement of cups on a spindle to detect the wind and a series of clockwork connections to translate the speed of the rotating cups to a wind speed value. Octave Chanute, the Wright's French colleague, brought them a later anemometer made by Richard of Paris. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/2003FF/sept.htm l WRITINGS OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS (Final Prep) We had a "Richard" hand anemometer with which we measured the velocity of the wind. Measurements made just before starting the first flight (December 17, 1903) showed velocities of 11 to 12 meters per second, or 24 to 27 miles per hour. Measurements made just before the last flight (December 17, 1903) gave between 9 and 10 meters per second. One made just after showed a little over 8 meters. WILBUR WRIGHT WITH RICHARD'S ANEMOMETER (picture) http://www.exn.ca/FlightDeck/Aviators/wright3.cfm How about this blog: http://digi****.blog.cz/ |
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