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The Birth of Wilbur Wright
On April 16, 1867 a young inventor was born, -
The Birth of Orville Wright
On August 19, 1871 Another Young Inventor is born, Wilbur Wrights Younger Brother -
The spark
Milton Wright, brought home a rubber band powered toy
helicopter. Designed by French aeronautical experimenter Alphonse Pénaud, this toy did not simply fall to the ground as expected. Rather it “flew across the room till it struck the ceiling, where it fluttered awhile, and finally sank to the floor.” Though the fragile toy soon broke, Wilbur and Orville never forgot it. They even attempted to build their own toy helicopters. In later years, Orville accredited this childhood toy its the object. -
Orville Left HighSchool
Orville Left highschool to start a printing buisness, using a press he had himself and did a very good job. -
1900
1900In a letter dated May 13, 1900, addressed to Octave Chanute, an experienced engineer and a worldwide authority on flight at the time, Wilbur Wright wrote: For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if not my life. I have been trying to arrange my affairs in such a way that I can devote my entire time for a few months to experiment in this field. -
Over coming the lifting problem
They increased the camber of the 1901 glider. They also lengthened its wingspan to 22 feet, making it the largest glider anyone had attempted to fly. This was the year the Wrights sharpened their focus. -
Trying to make flight
After a whole the Boys worked all day adn all night to try to make the aircraft fly. So far, they Unsucessed in there Journy, But they do not give up they still worked and work to find a way to make the aircraft fly. -
Twelve Seconds Change The World
That Day on December It was time they take there Flying Air Craft in Flight. he broke our bond to the earth. He flew. It lasted only 12 seconds, and the distance of the flight was less than the length of an airliner. But for the first time, a manned, heavier-than-air machine left the ground by its own power, moved forward under control without losing speed, and landed on a point as high as that from which it started. Within two generations had taken to the air for routine travel, seen an airc
