They were taking turns on who would fly the aircraft. I'm not sure when the began this or how they selected to be first. But they test flew their glider the year before and made several attempts on their powered airplane before their success.
The Wrights did NOT fly the 'first airplane' . The Wright brothers were the first to achieve controlled powered flight. Gliders, man-made wings, and balloons were around long before the flight of the Wright Brothers flying machine, the Flyer I, on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk NC.
The Wright Flyer I, by the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur.
The Wright brothers first flew their airplane the "Wright Flyer" at Kittyhawk North Carolina on December 17th 1903
They successfully flew their 'Wright Flyer ' in December 1903.
The Wright Flyer I was the first powered airplane. It was made out of spruce, a strong but lightweight wood.
The Wright Flyer I was launched on December 17, 1903, when Wilbur Wright was 36 and Orville was 32.
With a coin-toss... Wilbur won.
Wright Flyer or Flyer 1
Ofcourse they did thats why its called Wright Flyer.
The Wright brothers' first plane was called "The Wright Flyer," or just "The Flyer."
The Wright brothers built the Wright Flyer in 1903. They flew it in Kill Devil Hills, NC on December 17. 1903.
The Wright FlyerThe Wright Flyer IIThe Wright Flyer III
The Wright Brothers named it Wright Flyer.
The Wright flyer
The Wright Flyer or "Flyer"
On the day of the first flight of the Wright Flyer, the brothers did a coin-toss to decide which of them would make the first flight. Wilbur won.
The Wright Flyer