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| Name : | Orville Wright |
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| ID : | 12441 |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Born: | August 19, 1871 ( 76 years ) |
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| Country: | United States of America (USA) |
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| Place of birth: | Dayton, Ohio |
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| Passed Away: | January 30, 1948 |
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| Place Of Death : | Dayton, Ohio |
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The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur were two Americans, who are 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 17 December 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft.
The Wright brothers were two of seven children born to Milton Wright and Susan Catherine Koerner in Ohio. The brothers never married. In the winter of 1885-86 Wilbur was accidentally struck in the face by a hockey stick while playing an ice-skating game with friends, resulting in the loss of his front teeth. He had been vigorous and athletic until then, and although his injuries did not appear especially severe, he became withdrawn, and did not attend Yale as planned. he eventually followed with Orville.
Orville dropped out of high school after his junior year to start a printing business in 1889, having designed and built his own printing press with Wilbur's help. Wilbur shook off the lingering depression caused by his accident and joined the print shop, serving as editor while Orville was publisher of the weekly newspaper the West Side News, followed for only a few months by the daily Evening Item. Capitalizing on the national bicycle craze, they opened a repair and sales shop in 1892 and began manufacturing their own brand in 1896. They used this endeavor to fund their growing interest in flight.
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. This method became standard and remains standard on fixed wing aircraft of all kinds. In July 1899 Wilbur put wing-warping to the test by building and flying a five-foot box kite in the approximate shape of a biplane. |
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur were two Americans, who are 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 17 December 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft.
The Wright brothers were two of seven children born to Milton Wright and Susan Catherine Koerner in Ohio. The brothers never married. In the winter of 1885-86 Wilbur was accidentally struck in the face by a hockey stick while playing an ice-skating game with friends, resulting in the loss of his front teeth. He had been vigorous and athletic until then, and although his injuries did not appear especially severe, he became withdrawn, and did not attend Yale as planned. he eventually followed with Orville.
Orville dropped out of high school after his junior year to start a printing business in 1889, having designed and built his own printing press with Wilbur's help. Wilbur shook off the lingering depression caused by his accident and joined the print shop, serving as editor while Orville was publisher of the weekly newspaper the West Side News, followed for only a few months by the daily Evening Item. Capitalizing on the national bicycle craze, they opened a repair and sales shop in 1892 and began manufacturing their own brand in 1896. They used this endeavor to fund their growing interest in flight.
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. This method became standard and remains standard on fixed wing aircraft of all kinds. In July 1899 Wilbur put wing-warping to the test by building and flying a five-foot box kite in the approximate shape of a biplane. In 1900 the brothers journeyed to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina to begin their manned gliding experiments. They built the 1901 glider with a much larger wing area and made 50 to 100 flights.
In 1903, the brothers built the powered Wright Flyer I, using their preferred material for construction, spruce, a strong and lightweight wood. They also designed and carved their own wooden propellers, and had a purpose-built gasoline engine fabricated in their bicycle shop. In 1904 the brothers built the ''Flyer II'' and set up an airfield at Huffman Prairie, a cow pasture eight miles (13 km) northeast of Dayton. Despite progress in 1904, the Flyer was still frequently out of control. The Wrights scrapped the battered and much-repaired airplane, but saved the engine, and in 1905 built a new Flyer III, which included an important design change. These modifications greatly improved stability and control, setting the stage for a series of six dramatic "long flights" ranging from 17 to 38 minutes and 11 to 24 miles. The long flights convinced the Wrights they had achieved their goal of creating a flying machine of "practical utility" which they could offer to sell.
The Wright brothers shared equally in the credit for their invention. Biographers note, however, that Wilbur took the initiative in 1899–1900, writing of "my" machine and "my" plans before Orville became deeply involved when the first person singular became the plural "we" and "our".
Ref: www.wikipedia.org. |
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