Neither Wilbur nor Orville Wright had a proper education, but they were both interested in mechanics and had a real determination to succeed. Orville was a champion cyclist and he and Wilbur made and sold their own bicycles. They were also interested in kites and were fascinated by some gliding experiments that had taken place in Germany. They built three gliding craft of their own before deciding to try and build a powered aircraft.
By 1903 the Wright brothers had built The Flyer. It was a biplane (with two sets of wings) and the pilot lay flat across the lower wing. A series of bicycle chains and gears connected the engine to two propellers. On 17 December 1903, at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, Orville Wright made a 12-second flight over a distance of 36 metres. This was the first aeroplane flight in history. Later that morning, Wilbur flew for nearly a minute. However, only five people saw the flights, and there was no general interest in what the Wright brothers had done.
They carried on building better aeroplanes and in 1905 Wilbur flew 38 kilometres in a half-hour flight. Three years later he flew for two hours and twenty minutes. Other people in Europe and America began building planes, but the Wright brothers sued many of them for using the special system that they had designed.
Wilbur died of typhoid fever in 1912, and Orville gave up building planes a couple of years later.
By 1903 the Wright brothers had built The Flyer. It was a biplane (with two sets of wings) and the pilot lay flat across the lower wing. A series of bicycle chains and gears connected the engine to two propellers. On 17 December 1903, at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, Orville Wright made a 12-second flight over a distance of 36 metres. This was the first aeroplane flight in history. Later that morning, Wilbur flew for nearly a minute. However, only five people saw the flights, and there was no general interest in what the Wright brothers had done.
They carried on building better aeroplanes and in 1905 Wilbur flew 38 kilometres in a half-hour flight. Three years later he flew for two hours and twenty minutes. Other people in Europe and America began building planes, but the Wright brothers sued many of them for using the special system that they had designed.
Wilbur died of typhoid fever in 1912, and Orville gave up building planes a couple of years later.
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