THE DESIGN IDEAS OF E.CH. HUFFAKER IN AVIATION
The article is devoted to a research of a role of E.Ch. Huffaker in the development of aviation technology, in particular, in creation of the aircraft which is heavier than air. The author considers the life and prerequisites for formation of the Huffaker design ideas, describes the results of his birds watching. It was concluded that the American scientist was one of the first in the history of aviation to apply the Bernoulli principle to wings with a curved profile in order to explain how birds and aircraft create lift.