AIRPLANES

Who Invented the Airplane?

 The Wright Brothers from the USA invented the
first airplane. Wilbur and Orville, the Wright
Brothers were born on 16th April, 1867 and 19th
August, 1871 respectively. They didn't continue
their education after high school and decided to
open a bicycle repair shop. They used to study
the experiments and research taking place in the
field of airplane development. Their interest and
passion for airplanes led to the development of
the first heavier-than-air plane.
What were his inventions?
The Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville began working on
the idea of building airplanes in 1899. They finally
succeeded in flying the first airplane on 17th December,
1903. It was a historic day, since many efforts to
manufacture an airplane had failed earlier.
 Why your group likes his/her
invention ?
 Wilbur and Orville Wright tried to overcome the
limitations of Mr. Lilienthal's hang glider. They also used
the concept of inclined planes in their first airplane. They
fitted the plane with a 12 horsepower petrol engine and
two propellers. The plane they developed was a biplane,
with two main wings, one above the other. The two
wings helped provide a greater lift for the plane. At last,
on 17th December, 1903, the first flight of their airplane
took place at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the USA. It
lasted for 59 seconds. Attaining a height of 120 feet, the
plane covered a distance of 852 feet.
 What are the attitude and
values of the inventor?

Substantial work in the field of airplane development took

place in the 19th century. However, there was a lot of
interest among people regarding airplanes from the
times of Leonardo da Vinci. Before the fundamentals of
aerodynamics were discovered, airplane enthusiasts
followed the ornithopter tradition. An ornithopter is a
machine which uses the mechanism of flapping of the
wings of birds. It works only in the development of small
flying machines. To lift and propel a bigger airplane
using this technique is thus, not possible.
 What is interesting about the
inventor or the invention ?
The invention of the airplane changed the
way we travel and also made traveling
very comfortable. Airplanes gave us the
opportunity to explore different parts of
the world. Tackling emergency situations
like floods became much more easier.
Airplanes are also an important part of the
defense services.
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DONE BY
 WAN QING
 BRENDYN
 WINNIE
 ELIJAH