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They were mechanically inclined anyway, and ran a bicycle factory and were fascinated with flight since childhood when their father gave them a flying model. They could see flight was going to be a big thing and worked hard to get in on it.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause!... They needed to find a faster, safer, traffic congestive free way of getting from one place to the other on time and hassle free.
Not to mention, also in travelling longer distances in shorter time.
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∙ 11y agoThe Wright brothers flew the first powered, human controlled flight that was given major publicity. Many people were building and flying different machines to try and prove the uses and value of flight. You could say the Wrights made huge improvements to flight control - but it was NOT the 'first airplane' -far from it.
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∙ 11y agoThe Wright brothers did NOT invent or build the first airplane. -Many others had built an flown airplanes for short distances before them, mostly ending in crashes. The Wrights fame came from building and flying the first practical, powered airplane. -There is a big difference.
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∙ 11y agoBecause since childhood they had longed to build a real aircraft after their father had given them a toy glider.
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∙ 10y agoThe Wright brothers did NOT invent and fly the first airplane. Many others had built aircraft before them, but had limited success.
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∙ 11y agothe wanted to fly
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∙ 14y agoTo leave the ground
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∙ 10y agoThey were interested in flight
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When did the Wright brothers invent the first airplane?
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.
Was the kitty hawk the wright brothers first airplane?
The 'Kitty Hawk' was not an airplane. It was the place where the Wrights tested and flew their aircraft.
Who helped invent the first airplane?
Wilbur Wright
Did Orville and Wilbur Wright invent anything else besides the first Airplane?
no
Did the Wright Brothers invent anything else than the airplane?
they invented bikesThe Wright brothers DID NOT invent "the airplane" OR bikes !They built THEIR airplane (NOT the first airplane) in 1902.
Why did the wrights invent the airplane?
I guess they had a dream of a better way to get around than the bicycle. I am serious.
When did the Wright brothers invent the first airplane?
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.
What year did the wrights build the airplane?
Their first fully practical airplane was built in 1905. (Their first powered, sustained and controlled airplane was built in 1903.)
When did The Wright Brothers invent the airplane or aircraft?
The Wright Brothers did NOT actually INVENT the airplane. They were builders and experimenters who followed the experiments of other inventors and builders of the time, and modified and improved other designs. The Wrights were the first to fly, control and safely land a motorized aircraft carrying a human pilot.
Where did the Wright brothers experiment with their first airplane?
The Wrights experimented with their first aircraft in Dayton, Ohio
Was the kitty hawk the wright brothers first airplane?
The 'Kitty Hawk' was not an airplane. It was the place where the Wrights tested and flew their aircraft.
What are facts about an aeroplane?
Orllive and Wilbur Wrights flew the first airplane in Kitty Hawk.
Who invent the first airplane?
The Wright Brrothers
When did areoplanes form?
I don't really understand what you mean but the Wrights "invented" the first airplane in 1903 i think.
First person to fly in an airplane?
Igor Sikorsky was the first person to fly in an airplane, in his 1913 airplane called "The Grand." The Wrights were the first people to fly an airplane, but you fly ON a Wright Flyer--it's very open. Sikorsky invented the enclosed cockpit.
If two wrongs don't make a right what do two Wrights make?
Two Wrights make an airplane.
Who helped to invent the first airplane?
wilbur wright
