The Wright BrothersThe Wright Brothers

Inventors of the first airplaneInventors of the first airplane

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The inventors of the first airplane were The inventors of the first airplane were Orville and Wilbur Wright. Orville and Wilbur Wright.

Orville Wright born-August 19 1871Orville Wright born-August 19 1871Died January 30, 1948 (aged 76)Died January 30, 1948 (aged 76)

Wilbur Wright born- in 1867Wilbur Wright born- in 1867Died May 30, 1912) (aged 45) Died May 30, 1912) (aged 45)

The Wright brothers’ occupationsThe Wright brothers’ occupations

Orville Wright

• printer/publisher, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer

• Wilbur Wright

• editor, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer

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• They both invented the airplane in December 17 1903.

• The first successful experiment, by Orville, 120 feet (37 m) in 12 seconds, at a speed of only 6.8 miles per hour (10.9 km/h)

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Wilbur's logbook showing diagram Wilbur's logbook showing diagram and data for first circle flight on and data for first circle flight on

September 20, 1904 September 20, 1904

Airplanes of yesterday and todayAirplanes of yesterday and today

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the Wright brothers came from a technical family and since the brothers were young they had been interested in aviation.

wilbur's mature interest was first triggered by an article on Otto Lilienthal in an issue of McClure's Magazine in 1894. Lilienthal made gliders. While his interest was triggered, he became a serious thinker about human flight in 1896, when the same

Otto Lilienthal was killed accidently during a glider flight. Photo's of Lilienthal and his gliders made this serious interest of Wilbur. Wilbur than began to study bird flight. to study his

conclusions more he wrote a lettter to the Smithsonian institution in May 1899, asking for more study material. Around

this time Orville got as enthiousiastic as his brother.

they wanted better tranportation

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