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 Nowadays, we don’t get shocked when we see an
airplane in the sky. But,
a long time ago, people dreamed
of flying. Back in 1903, the U.S. Army tried to create
an airplane. Sadly, it couldn’t fly. Scientists
thought it would take about 10 million years to make an airplane that
could fly. Believe it or not, only 8
days after the army failed, two men were successful. They flew the first airplane with
a man inside. The inventors were Wilbur Wright
and his younger brother Orville.
The Wright brothers’ plane had a propeller, and it stayed
in the air for 12 seconds on December 17, 1903.
It was called the Wright Flyer. Although this was an amazing sight, only 5 people saw
the first airplane. Back then, not many people knew about their incredible invention in the U.S.
 Wilbur
Wright was born on April 16, 1867, and his younger brother Orville
was born on August 19, 1871. The two brothers were always interested
in machines. They often saw
their mother repairing things. She was
great at fixing bicycles, stoves, and many things in
the house. So, as young kids, the Wright brothers even made their
own bicycles! Later, they made some money by opening up a bicycle
shop.
One day, the Wright brothers wanted to make a machine that could fly.
So they studied birds and how they flew. Then they started making
a variety of wings and propellers to test.
They called in everyone interested in making an airplane. The greatest
minds in the U.S. wanted to work with the brothers.
Five years passed, and their airplane
had improved a lot. Younger brother
Orville stayed in the air for one hour and two minutes! Older brother
Wilbur died of fever in 1912. But Orville
continued to work hard. He died in 1948. Thanks to the Wright brothers’
efforts, we can go anywhere by airplane today.
The first ever plane made by the Wright brothers still remains in the U.S. You can
see it at the National Air Museum in Washington. |
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