In 1903 Orville and Wilber Wright
(later famously known as the Wright Brothers), successfully had their first
flight. The plane ascended to a height of 10 feet, and could travel 120 feet.
It was only in the air for 12 seconds. The brothers actually observed birds
while they were in flight, and noticed how the birds flew into the wind, with
the air flowing over the bent exterior of their wings, which created a lift.
They thought that they could use
and manipulate these ideas to create a craft that could fly. They studied
propellers, and how they worked, which allowed them to design a motor. The new
aircraft should be sturdy enough to hold up the motor’s heaviness and
vibrations. With this aircraft, they were prosperous with the first motorized,
conducted flight in history.
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