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Old 10th Jun 2014, 05:15
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john hill

yes, no one was coordinating rudder and roll (either wing warping or aileron) to overcome warp drag/adverse aileron yaw.

the wrights had figured it out with the 1902 glider and had applied for the patent even prior to powered flight in december of 1903.
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