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The Wright Brothers | Controlling the Skies | 4

2025/1/22
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播音员: 本集讲述了莱特兄弟之后,早期航空领域的发展,以及哈丽特·金比等女性飞行员的贡献和挑战。哈丽特·金比成为首位飞越英吉利海峡的女性飞行员,但她的成就被泰坦尼克号沉船事件的新闻所掩盖,并在几个月后不幸丧生,这反映了早期航空的危险性。 Lawrence Goldstone: 奥托·利林塔尔在19世纪末的滑翔飞行为莱特兄弟的成功奠定了基础。莱特兄弟的成功并非首飞,而是首次实现了受控飞行。他们从自行车制造中获得的经验对飞行器的设计和控制有启发。莱特兄弟的翼翘技术并非首创,但他们将多种技术整合在一起,实现了受控飞行。飞越英吉利海峡被视为一项具有挑战性的飞行壮举,1909年,路易斯·布莱里奥赢得了飞越英吉利海峡的比赛,成为世界名人。1909年是航空史上的重要一年,布莱里奥飞越英吉利海峡以及在法国举办的航空展促进了航空技术的发展。莱特兄弟在1903年试飞成功后,专注于专利申请和商业利益,而没有继续进行技术创新。布莱里奥飞越英吉利海峡以及1909年的航空展促使莱特兄弟意识到他们需要加快创新步伐。1909年在法国兰斯举办的首届航空展吸引了大批观众和飞行员,标志着航空技术的快速发展。格伦·柯蒂斯是航空史上的重要人物,他进行了许多技术创新,推动了航空技术的发展,发明了副翼和起落架等技术,这些技术至今仍在使用。哈丽特·金比是航空史上杰出的女性飞行员,她获得了飞行执照并飞越了英吉利海峡。早期的飞行非常危险,在头四年中,平均每十天就有一名飞行员死亡。格伦·柯蒂斯的飞行表演促使莱特兄弟也开始进行飞行表演,从而引发了激烈的竞争。柯蒂斯飞行队的特技表演吸引了公众的注意力,迫使莱特兄弟也组建了飞行表演队。林肯·比奇是历史上最伟大的飞行员之一,他进行了许多惊险的飞行表演。莱特兄弟申请的“先驱专利”并非法律上的正式概念,他们试图以此垄断航空技术。莱特兄弟试图获得“先驱专利”,以控制所有后续的航空技术。早期军事对飞机的应用主要用于侦察和通讯,而非武器攻击。莱特兄弟和格伦·柯蒂斯在商业化和技术创新方面有不同的理念,莱特兄弟更注重商业利益,而柯蒂斯更注重技术创新。格伦·柯蒂斯为了躲避莱特兄弟的专利诉讼而搬到了圣地亚哥。莱特兄弟的专利诉讼使他们在航空界的名声受损。第一次世界大战促进了航空技术的发展,但由于莱特兄弟的专利诉讼,美国航空技术发展落后于欧洲。第一次世界大战期间,由于莱特兄弟的专利诉讼,美国航空技术发展落后于欧洲。

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This chapter recounts Harriet Quimby's daring attempt to be the first woman to fly across the English Channel in 1912, facing challenging weather conditions and a previous setback caused by a friend. Despite the risks, her determination drives her to take off, aiming for Calais.
  • Harriet Quimby's ambition to be the first female pilot to cross the English Channel.
  • The risky weather conditions on the day of her flight.
  • The moral dilemma presented by a friend's suggestion to deceive the public.

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Before the Wright Brothers made their historic flight at Kitty Hawk in December 1903, other air enthusiasts had tried to find the answer to powered, controlled human flight. And once Wilbur and Orville succeeded, many budding aviators flocked to the skies by building on their technology. Soon, despite their best efforts, the Wright Brothers would find it was nearly impossible to maintain a grip on the emerging aviation industry. Today, Lindsay is joined by historian and author Lawrence Goldstone. He’s the author of Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies. 

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