Wright Brothers
- ISBN-10
- 8184304846
- ISBN-13
- 9788184304848
- Series
- Wright Brothers
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-01-01
- Publisher
- Prabhat Prakashan
- Author
- Kalyani Mookherji
Description
The Wright brothers; Orville (August 19; 1871 – January 30; 1948) and Wilbur (April 16; 1867 – May 30; 1912); were two American brothers; inventors; and aviation pioneers who are generally credited with inventing; building; and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled; sustained flight of a powered; heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17; 1903; four miles south of Kitty Hawk; North Carolina. In 1904-1905 the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. The brothers' fundamental breakthrough was their invention of three-axis control; which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft effectively and to maintain its equilibrium. The Wright brothers focused on developing a reliable method of pilot control as the key to solving "the flying problem". Their first U.S. patent; 821;393; did not claim invention of a flying machine; but rather; the invention of a system of aerodynamic control that manipulated a flying machine's surfaces. Neither brother married. Wilbur once quipped that he did not have time for both a wife and an airplane.
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