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Gliding was a new skill with relatively new and untried equipment. Each gliding flight was an experiment during which the parties could learn what worked well and what did not. However, those early experiments led to many deaths. But those people's sacrifices led to improvements.

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At that time gliders had no real control surfaces so you controlled it by leaning your body.

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Where airplane invented first time?

The Wright brothers built the first airplane in Ohio but made the first flight in North Carolina.


Who made the first aircraft?

Leonardo Davinci. He never had a working model or even a model for that matter - but he still designed one.the wright brothers == While the Wright brother made the first WORKING aircraft, Leonardo Da Vinci designed the first one. It's in his notebooks.


These brothers flew the first airplane?

Wilbur did...alsomore info..--------> A man named Otto Lilienthal inspired the Wright brothers to build their first airplane. He glided on a hill in a big kite-type thing called a hang glider. The brothers really liked this idea and kept thinking about it.When building airplanes, the brothers knew the plane had three requirements to meet. It would need wings to lift it in the air, power to propel it, and a way to control it. The Wrights had the most difficult time figuring out how to control the plane. The plane needed to go up and down, and side to side. Other inventors like Lilienthal and Chanute had previous success with the wings and power. Orville and Wilbur knew that it was very important to be able to control the plane. They knew the pilot needed to keep the plane balanced just like a person riding a bike needed to keep the bike balanced. They thought about how a bird flies and wanted the plane to operate like a flying bird.they had a successful experiment on december 17, 1903 creating an airplane. before the wright brothers, scientists has had numerous attemps to create an airplane and get it to work. these included kites, hot air balloons, air ships, gliders, etc. the first airplane evermade (by the wright brothers) flew only 10 feet off the ground and travled 120 feet and landed 12 seconds after take off.The Wright brothers were the first people to make a motor-powered airplane that could carry one pilot. The brothers flew their first successful plane on December 17, 1903. The airplane could fit one person and that was the pilot. The pilot had to lay down in the airplane. Wilbur flew their longest flight. It was 852 feet and was flown in 59 seconds. the first airplane was made of wood, metal and fabric to strech the wings.


Did patience wright diliver her notes to Benjamin Franklin?

It is quite possible that Patience Wright did deliver her notes to Benjamin Franklin. They corresponded for quite a time while she was in England. Patience Wright was a sculptor and was also noted for being the first female American spy during the Revolutionary War.


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Why was gliding so dangerous in the wright brothers time?

The faced the danger of crashing to the earth from the sky. Because they were the pioneers of flight, they designed and tried flying the aircraft they designed. They were never certain if it would really actually fly.


What was the name of the wright brothers plane?

the wright flier. Not creative, but that's what they called it at the time.


What is the time-line of accomplishments of the wright Brothers?

The Wright Brothers invented the Modern sled , the first Airplane called The Flyer,and they invented the bike.


Was their another group building an airplane at the same time as the wright brothers?

There were many other people trying to invent the airplane even before the Wright brothers. It eventually became a race, and obviously the Wright brothers won.


What are some of the greatest inventions of all time?

The wright brothers


What was the time when wright brothers created the airplane?

10:30


What time of the year the airplanes were invented by the wright brothers?

spring 1905


What did the wright brothers spend so much time researching?

flight


Why are the wright brothers important to the time period?

They were the inventors of something that was really needed in that time period.


How long was the first flight by the Wright brothers?

The Wright Brothers first flight was Wilbur Wright and his flight was 112 feet and lasted 4 seconds on December 14th, 1903. The Wright Brothers second flight was Orville Wright and his flight was 120 feet and lasted 12 seconds on December 17th, 1903. The Wright Brothers third flight was again Wilbur Wright and his second time he flu it was 175 feet and lasted 13 seconds on December 17th, 1903. The Wright Brothers fourth flight was again Orville Wright and his second time he flu it was 200 feet and lasted 15 seconds on December 17th, 1903.


Did the wright brothers have kids?

No,Wilbur state, '' I don't have time for children and airplanes.''


What was the longest flight that the wright brothers did?

about a minute was the longest time flight in air