First they tested this glider out as a kite. Quickly it became evident that their new glider was much more advanced when it was producing the expected lift. "Within a few weeks, they were making glides of over 500 feet," (The Wight Story). Eventually the glider came crashing down, but this never discouraged the Wright brothers. They did some quick repairs and had the glider back up in no time.
They still had a major problem, the plane slipped in turns. The tail didn't help at all; in fact, Wilbur believed the tail was making the problem worse. He believed it was creating more drag which slowed the plane down even more than it usually would in their turns. This made the plane fall out of the sky, spiraling down to the ground.
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The Wight Story. 14 April 2007. Wright Brothers Aeroplane Co. of Dayton, Ohio. <http://wright-brothers.org/History/Wright %20Story/wright%20story.htm>
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