Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane, 21 Activities Exploring the Science and History of Flight
Wilbur and Orville start printing business 1892 The Wright Cycle Company formed 1893 Dunbar recites poetry at World's Fair 1894 Chanute's Progress in Flying Machines pub lished 1896 Lilienthal dies in gliding accident Chanute tests gliders in Indiana Wilbur writes to the Smithsonian Wilbur and Orville discover wing warping 1899 1900 Wilbur and Orville test first glider at Kitty Hawk 1901 Wilbur and Orville test second glider at Kitty Hawk Brothers test Lilienthal's tables 1902 Wilbur and Orville test third glider at Kitty Hawk 1903 Langley’s Great Aerodrome twice fails to fly Wright brothers fly the world's first airplane 1904 Wright brothers move testing to Huffman Prairie 1905 World's first practical airplane the Wright Flyer III built 1906 Wright brothers are granted a patent for wing warping Santos Dumont flies the first airplane in Europe
1908 Wilbur flies in Europe Orville flies for the U S Army and is injured in a crash Curtiss makes first public airplane flight in the U S Ford Model T automobile introduced 1909 Wright Airplane Company formed Bleriot is first to fly across the English Chan nel Wilbur and Orville welcomed home as heroes 1910 Wilbur and Orville make only flight together 1912 Wilbur Wright dies 1914 World War I breaks out in Europe 1917 Bishop Milton Wright dies 1918 First regular airmail service started by U S Army 1920 U S women granted right to vote 1924 First round the world flight 1927 Lindbergh makes first solo transatlantic flight
1929 Katharine Wright Haskell dies 1932 Wright Brothers National Monument dedi cated Earhart is first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic 1939 World War II begins First jet airplane flight 1947 Yeager is first to fly faster than the speed of sound 1948 Orville Wright dies
PRE FA CE Dreams and Nightmares of a Flying Machine Ihe summer was not going well for Wilbur and Orville Wright The two bicycle makers broth ers from Ohio had arrived on the North Car olina coast in July after a long train ride ferry crossing and boat trip Kitty Hawk North Carolina was not an easy place to get to in 1901 But they'd spent the previous summer there testing a glider in the strong wind with some success And they'd wanted to come back to do the same with the newly designed glider they'd spent the winter building in Ohio The new 22 foot wide 6 7 m glider had much better wing controls for the pilot than the previous
