A Brief History of Technology
A History Research Project
by Ethan Z. Ngui, Year 8, Jesselton International School.
The Invention of Airplane
and the Wright Brothers
On December 17,1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made several short flights at Kitty Hawk with their first functioning and powered aircraft. The Wright Brothers had invented the first working and successful plane.
Airplanes, also called Aeroplane or Plane or any fixed-winged aircraft that is heavier than air, propelled by a certain type of propeller called a screw propeller, or a high-velocity jet and supported by the dynamic air passing through the wings, holding everything together and making the flight possible.
During the 19th century, an English Baronet from Yorkshire constructed a blueprint for a flying machine with fixed wings and a propulsion system, and movable control surfaces, all these were the theoretical concept of an airplane. Sir George Cayley made the first true airplane, a kite on a stick with a movable tail. It was crude, but that proved his idea worked, and from there on, evolved into machines that take us to the lengths of space, faster than the speed of sound. All refined by the Wright Brothers.
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright
American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight on 1903. Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana, U.S.—May 30, 1912, Dayton, Ohio) and his brother Orville Wright (August 19, 1871, Dayton—January 30, 1948, Dayton) also built and flew the first practical airplane on 1905.
The Wright Brothers' story was a rather interesting one. Wilbur and Orville were different in many ways, especially their personalities; but there's one aspect in which they're often seen alike was that they always think alike.
Their Father (Milton Wright) was a church clergyman and preacher. Their Mother (Susan Koerner Wright), was a housewife. The Wright family had to move back and forth, due to Milton Wrights Job. Milton Wright often went to other places and many different countries, writing letters back to his home. And when he returned every time to his home, he would bring back souvenirs, and expose the two brothers to the vast world outside. He and his wife encouraged the two brothers in their constructive activity, therefore leading to the Wrights that built the plane, with many hardships endured, but ended with great success.