6 Wright brothers Notes Flashcards
The brothers always showed an interest in __________________________________.
And interest in inventing am working with machines
What were Wilbur’s and Orville’s many interests as young people?
They sold newspapers and then they made bicycles before they became interested in flying machines.
Others had imagined and Bill flying machines, like__________________________
Hot air balloon’s and gliders, before the Wright brothers; but none that controlled the flight yet
The brothers realized their machine needed three things to work. What were they?
Wings strong enough to hold a person, and engine to move the machine forward fast enough, and a way to control it’s direction
They studied what?
Wings to learn how to control flight
They’re flying machine was built like a _________________________
Double-decker kite with cords for wing warping to help control its direction.
The right brothers picked Kitty Hawk, North Carolina because of
It’s high wings and many sand dunes for soft landings
The brothers failed many times but always use______________________________
What they knew from their past and data from their mistakes to make improvements.
What happened on December 17, 1903?
The Wright brothers made the first power controlled flight
Why did the Wright brothers work for several more years?
To improve their flying machine. They finally settled back in the west Germany to train pilots.
