The Wright Brothers
Orville and Wilbur Wright were two brothers who obtained valuable mechanics knowledge by working on a variety of gadgets in their Dayton, Ohio, shop. Later, they would go on to design and construct the world’s first successful motor-driven airplane. On December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wright brothers took their maiden flight in a craft known as the Wright Flyer. The Wright brothers are recognized for not only putting humans in the air but also for developing aircraft controls that enabled fixed-wing powered flight to become a reality.
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