Who invented the canard wing?
I know that early planes like those built by Santos Dumont and the Voisin brothers used canard wings but who invented the canard wing?
Update
The plane built by Hiram Maxim and tested in 1894 had a canard wing for pitch control.
(source)
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Hiram Maxim's plane
So, it is quite evident that this type of wing was not invented by the Wright brothers as some people believe.
Who invented the canard wing?
I know that early planes like those built by Santos Dumont and the Voisin brothers used canard wings but who invented the canard wing?
Update
The plane built by Hiram Maxim and tested in 1894 had a canard wing for pitch control.
Hiram Maxim's plane
So, it is quite evident that this type of wing was not invented by the Wright brothers as some people believe.
Who invented the canard wing?
I know that early planes like those built by Santos Dumont and the Voisin brothers used canard wings but who invented the canard wing?
Update
The plane built by Hiram Maxim and tested in 1894 had a canard wing for pitch control.
(source)
(source)
Hiram Maxim's plane
So, it is quite evident that this type of wing was not invented by the Wright brothers as some people believe.
Who invented the canard wing?
I know that early planes like those built by Santos Dumont and the Voisin brothers used canard wings but who invented the canard wing?
Update
The plane built by Hiram Maxim and tested in 1894 had a canard wing for pitch control.
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/images/maxim_1894_side_elev_1000.jpg
http://flyingmachines.ru/Images7/Putnam/Pioneers/46-1.jpg
Hiram Maxim's plane
So, it is quite evident that this type of wing was not invented by the Wright brothers as some people believe.
Who invented the canard wing?
I know that early planes like those built by Santos Dumont and the Voisin brothers used canard wings but who invented the canard wing?
Update
The plane built by Hiram Maxim and tested in 1894 had a canard wing for pitch control.
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/images/maxim_1894_side_elev_1000.jpg http://flyingmachines.ru/Images7/Putnam/Pioneers/46-1.jpg Hiram Maxim's plane
So, it is quite evident that this type of wing was not invented by the Wright brothers as some people believe.
Who invented the canard wing?
I know that early planes like those built by Santos Dumont and the Voisin brothers used canard wings but who invented the canard wing?
Update
The plane built by Hiram Maxim and tested in 1894 had a canard wing for pitch control.
Hiram Maxim's plane
So, it is quite evident that this type of wing was not invented by the Wright brothers as some people believe.
