10 Fun Facts
1. The Wright Brothers didn't have an advanced way to turn right or left.
2. The Wright brothers first airplane was actually a glider.
3. Their first flight using an engine was on a Thursday at 10:35 on 17 December, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
4. Orville piloted the first successful flightp; the next flight was flown by Wilbur and it ended up being unsuccessful and it even slightly damaged the plane.
5. The plane had a wingspan of 40.3 feet.
6. The engine of the plane weighed 180 lb (82 kg) which made the plane weigh a total of 605 lb (274 kg).
7. Their engine was called a piston engine; this had a total of twelve horsepower.
8. The Wright brotthers improvised when it came to making the wind tunnels to test the wings and propeller.
9. Their father partly disagreed with the brothers, he once said this, “It is impossible for men in the future to fly like birds. Flying is reserved for the angels. Do not mention that again lest you be guilty of blasphemy.”
10. Wilbur was thirty six years old and Orville was only thirty two years old they flew their first successful flight.
2. The Wright brothers first airplane was actually a glider.
3. Their first flight using an engine was on a Thursday at 10:35 on 17 December, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
4. Orville piloted the first successful flightp; the next flight was flown by Wilbur and it ended up being unsuccessful and it even slightly damaged the plane.
5. The plane had a wingspan of 40.3 feet.
6. The engine of the plane weighed 180 lb (82 kg) which made the plane weigh a total of 605 lb (274 kg).
7. Their engine was called a piston engine; this had a total of twelve horsepower.
8. The Wright brotthers improvised when it came to making the wind tunnels to test the wings and propeller.
9. Their father partly disagreed with the brothers, he once said this, “It is impossible for men in the future to fly like birds. Flying is reserved for the angels. Do not mention that again lest you be guilty of blasphemy.”
10. Wilbur was thirty six years old and Orville was only thirty two years old they flew their first successful flight.