In the late 19th century, transportation took enormous time and effort, and it was often dangerous. With this being said, it was time for someone to shine. The creative minds in world began to come out, and, finally, the world met a breakthrough. In Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, an alarming invention would change the way humans transport forever. In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright had succeeded in a lifelong adventure of creating a flying machine. The Wright brothers grew up in West Dayton, Ohio, and ever since they were children they were destined for greatness. Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, in Millville, Indiana, and Orville was born four years later in Dayton, Ohio, on August 19 (Kelly 5). The brothers’ parents were Milton and Susan Wright, and their siblings consisted of two older brothers and one younger sister (Weir 5). Almost as instantly as they were conscious of having their own interests, Wilbur and Orville were extremely intrigued in mechanics (Kelly 5). In fact, one of Orville’s most clear memories from his childhood was his fifth birthday where he received a gyroscopic top that could maintain its balance while at the same time spinning on the edge of a knife blade (Kelly 5). On top of this, one day when Mr. Wright returned home from a short church business trip (Mr. Wright was a Bishop), he had brought back toy helicopters, made from a Frenchman named Alphonse Pénaud, that were constructed from cork, bamboo, thin paper, and twisted rubber bands, of which the boys wildly admired (Kelly 8). Later on when the boys were older they both dropped out of high school, Orville because he wanted to start up his own printing business, and Wilbur—though dreaming of going to Yale—because of an injury to his fa... ... middle of paper ... ...ce and Co., 1943. Print. "Orville Wright's Diary." Smithsonian Education - Stories of the Wrights' Flight. Smithsonian Institution, 23 Jan. 2013. Web. 8 Jan. 2014. . Szalanski, Haylie. "Background of the Wright Brothers." The Wright Brothers. Weebly, 23 Dec. 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. . "The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot." Smithsonian Education. Smithsonian Institution, 23 Jan. 2013. Web. 8 Jan. 2014. . "The Wright Brothers’ Initial Plan and Tactics." NASA. NASA Glenn Research Center, 26 Apr. 2010. Web. 2 Jan. 2014. . Weir, William. The Wright brothers: The First to Fly. New York: PowerKids Press, 2013. Print.
Lindbergh’s passion for mechanics didn’t come as a surprise to many. As a young boy, Charles seemed to be very interested in the family’s motorized vehicles, such as the Saxon Six automobile and Excelsior motorbike. But after starting college in the fall of 1920 as a mechanical engineer, his love for aviation started to bloom. Deciding that the field of aviation was more exciting, he dropped out within 2 years. He then decided to take lessons at the Nebraska Aircraft Corporation’s flying school and was up in the air for the first time on April 9, 1922 when he was in a two seat biplane as a passenger. But his solo flight would not be until May 1923 at the Souther Field in Americus, Georgia, an old flight training field where Lindbergh came to buy a World War I Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” biplane. It only took half an hour to practice with another pilot at the field to decide that Lindbergh was ready to fly the plane himself. After a week of practicing, Lindbergh took off on his biplane on his first solo cross country flight and few weeks after that, achieving his first nighttime flight near Arkansas, both marking huge milestones for the young pilot.
The history of flying dates back as early as the fifteenth century. A Renaissance man named Leonardo da Vinci introduced a flying machine known as the ornithopter. Da Vinci proposed the idea of a machine that had bird like flying capabilities. Today no ornithopters exist due to the restrictions of humans, and that the ornithopters just aren’t practical. During the eighteenth century a philosopher named Sir George Cayley had practical ideas of modern aircraft. Cayley never really designed any workable aircraft, but had many incredible ideas such as lift, thrust, and rigid wings to provide for lift. In the late nineteenth century the progress of aircraft picks up. Several designers such as Henson and Langley, both paved the way for the early 1900’s aircraft design. Two of the most important people in history of flight were the Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers were given the nickname the “fathers of the heavier than air flying machine” for their numerous flights at their estate in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville and Wilbur Wright created a motor-powered biplane in which they established incredible feats of the time. The Wright Brothers perfected their design of the heavier than air flying ma...
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Wilbur and Orville Wright spent their lives building and working with mechanical devices. They began with little toys as children and then grew up and began working with bicycles. These works lead them towards their work with airplanes. The Wright Brothers tried for many years to build a successful flying machine and succeeded. The Wright Brothers laid the foundation for aviation when they made history by being the first to create a successful flying machine.
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By helping to provide educational and entertainment services, the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center reaches out to thousands of people a year, enriching them with knowledge about the history of space flight programs in the U.S. and the former Soviet Union. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center also allows museums worldwide, as well as prop houses, to restore and replicate authentic space vehicles for their displays and production sets. As the Smithsonian’s only affiliate museum outside of Washington, D.C., the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center allows visitors to explore space without having to travel the nation’s capital. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center will continue to educate and entertain many people for years to come.
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Planes have developed immensely through the years. The Wright brothers developed the first plane in 1903.
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Wright’s things in, they come across a bird cage. Oddly, there is no bird in it and “the door is broke. One hinge is pulled apart” (1044). The two women don’t think much of this until they find Mrs. Wright’s sewing box. When they look inside it, they find the bird that is missing from the cage and “somebody had wrung its neck” (1045).
The trials and tribulations of flight have had their ups and downs over the course of history. From the many who failed to the few that conquered; the thought of flight has always astonished us all. The Wright brothers were the first to sustain flight and therefore are credited with the invention of the airplane. John Allen who wrote Aerodynamics: The Science of Air in Motion says, “The Wright Brothers were the supreme example of their time of men gifted with practical skill, theoretical knowledge and insight” (6). As we all know, the airplane has had thousands of designs since then, but for the most part the physics of flight has remained the same. As you can see, the failures that occurred while trying to fly only prove that flight is truly remarkable.
On December 17, 1903 Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright became the first Americans to succeed with the first powered flight, being in the air for fifty-seven seconds with an average speed of thirty-one miles per hour (Telegram). Two guys from Dayton, Ohio were able to solve the navigation problem that was baffling the human generation for years. These brothers encountered several failed attempts before they were successful, but those failed attempts led to discoveries and those discoveries led to new solutions to the problems they faced. Once they had mastered the skill of flight, the brothers went about to make advances to the airplane, to better the takeoff, flight, and landing. The Wright brothers were very successful with the flight of airplanes