Perhaps it should be remembered that the Wrights were the subject of a campaign by some prominent american scientists to discredit their achievements,and also that during their patient and rational research they found that much of the accepted scientific 'knowledge' about aerodynamics was deeply flawed.They approached the subject in a logical and practical manner or if you prefer - a much more structured manner than others at that time.
1) What prominent American scientist did try to discredit the Wright brothers and when?
2) What accepted scientific 'knowledge' about aerodynamics was found by the Wright brothers as being deeply flawed? Are you talking about Smeaton coefficient?
Note: I was quoted as saying "Turning it into "who was first" just makes it ...". A different user said it not me.