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Old 2nd Oct 2000, 11:38
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Sorry, can't help with the Wright Flyer as it's a bit before my time.

However, differential ailerons are the usual method. This simply means that the aileron going "up" has more movement than the one going "down". This helps reduce the amount of increased drag on the up-going wing which is where the adverse yaw comes from in the first place.

Some aircraft had coupled ailerons and rudder (the Allons Ercoupe from the '30s was one - and yes I have flown one but it was 40 years old!).

Or you can go fly-by-wire where you can do whatever is required by magic / software.