Saturday 3 September 2011

Who invented the Aeroplane?

Answer: Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Explanation: "Flight is possible to man... [and] I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if not my life". - Wilbur Wright Co-Inventor of the first engine airplane.
In 1878, when Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur(April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) were ages 7 and 11, their father brought them a toy "helicopter." It was based on an invention by French aeronautical pioneer Alphonse Penaud. It was made up of cork, bamboo, and paper, with a rubber band to twirl its twin blades. This made them to enter their interest into creating airplanes.
Later, The Wright Brothers, Orville  and Wilbur , were first two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. 


Orville Wright                                                                  Wilbur Wright          



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