The Airplane Invention

Robert Sitbon
Author: The Wright Brothers
Date of completion: 1903
Name of work: Flyer

The Airplane

 

In 1899, the Wright Brothers get information from the Smithsonian about flight experiments. From the data they designed the first aircraft. Their design was a small, bipedal glider that was flown like a kite. While designing the aircraft they faced the hardest problem, controlling it during flight. After many failed and sucessful attempts they found that a moveable tail would fix the controling problem. They then studied how to use a propeller and placed one on their aircraft known as the "Flyer." on December 17, 1903 the Wright brothers took the "Flyer" ot to a custom made ari field and rode it down a hill, and after 2 attempts Orville Wright sustaied 12 seconds of flight. 

 

This invention was important to modern day life because it started a new way to travel. It lead to the creation and developement of larger and faster planes. These planes gave the power to us to travel accross the world instead of us having to use boats or ferries to travel.