oproximently 7 years from start to finish
About 2 years i think
The propellers on the plane were 8.5 feet long
For 12 seconds
12 seconds.
8 seconds
It lasted about 4 seconds.
2 1/2 years
8.5 feet long. The two props were turned by a 12 hp engine.
1903 The Wrights didn't invent the first airplane. -They built and flew the first powered, controllable aircraft. -Many men had built different aircraft before them, but none were successful at long, controlled flight.
2minutes
It is on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. If you are near DC, the Smithsonian is well worth a day long visit.
12 secs 160 feet, 59 secs 850 feet
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.