Wright Brothers

They made 4 flights that first day (December 17, 1903).

Orville flew twice and Wilbur flew twice.

December 17 is now commonly known as Wright Brother's Day, or National Aviation Day.

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Susan Wright, suffered from tuberculosis, a disease of the lungs

An aviation pioneer is a person who has led the way in the invention or advancement of the field of aviation, or technology and practices related to flight. The most well-known aviation pioneers are probably the Wright brothers.

They disd not pay anything.

Orville and Wilbur

The Wright Brothers owned a Bicycle Business.

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People have wanted to fly since the dawn of man. Surely even neanderthal man watched birds flying and wished he could do the same.

The Wright brothers had an intense interest in flying things since boyhood when their father gave them a flying toy. In addition to the obvious prestige in making such a historic first, the wright brothers must also have been motivated by the commercial possibilities of powered flight.

Indeed, the Wright brothers built a very successful business on their innovations, and history has shown that powered flight has in fact become an enormously important part of our modern economy.

+Wilbur died of typhoid in 1912 and Orville died from a heart attack in 1948.

The Wright Brothers' first flights were done at Kill Devil Hills, NC. It is four miles from Kitty Hawk. If the Wright Brothers were alive today and wanted to visit Kill Devil Hills, they would have to land at Edenton or Elizabeth City.

The Industrial Revolution took place in the 18th and 19th centuries whereby machines started to do the manual and repetitive work previously undertaken by people and more traditional methods like horses. This period is generally reckoned to have passed by about 1830 or 1840.

The Wright Brothers flight in 1903 therefore took place in the industrial age and didn't actually affect the Industrial Revolution as currently defined.

However, their acheivement was significant in its own right. The Wright Brothers were the first to demonstrate that manned, powered flight could be achieved. Previous attempts had been largely trial and error, using observations from birds, etc., without fully understanding how flight could be maintained and controlled.

Although only flying for 12 seconds and covering 120 feet, their aircraft 'Flyer' proved that manned flight was possible and that control surfaces could be used to navigate the aircraft in the air.

This started an incredibly rapid development of manned flight leading to the formation of organised military airborne forces within a decade and man landing on the moon within 70 years. Going from the Flyer to a moon landing within one lifespan is an incredible achievement, the roots of which were laid down in a North Carolina sand dune.

becuz theyre mum hated them and so did there dog but the main thing is that we all have to use electricity and poo wisely!

no, he died when he had a heart attack when he was tinkering with his doorbell in 1948.

1903

trick question... they never lived in Iowa

No, it's not a trick question. Their father was assigned by the church to the Cedar Rapids area and they lived in the town of Western, which is about 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, roughly from 1878-1881. In fact, this is where they were living when their father gave them a rubber-band powered helicopter toy that the brothers later said was the impetus for their interest in flight.

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yas world war 1 and the assasination of the 33 or 34 president of th USA

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Black people were afraid of airplanes until 1941.

You are incorrect. African Americans have been flying .. Yes the Wright Brothers were Black (African American)....many blacks flew.. Elizabeth Bessie Coleman was the first American of any race, or gender to receive the International Pilot License.

oproximently 7 years from start to finish

Corinne Strate Redenbacher

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