Building Wright Replicas

The Model B's fabric wings not only provided the surface area for airflow to generate lift, they were also the centerpieces of the Wrights' wing-warping system. Wing-warping took advantage of the twisting motion of the flexible wings to make turns. In this photograph, the Wright Model B reconstruction plane has its wings completely warped for making a turn to the left. That is, the wings on the plane's right side (from the pilot's perspective) have warped two feet downward towards the grass from their resting position, while the wings on the plane's left side have warped upward.