Vocabulary
Which word means to extend across a distance
(such as the wing of a plane)
spanned
Who built the engine for the first flying machine?
Charlie Taylor
Which was the biggest problem Orville had on the first flight?
He had trouble controlling the machine.
Why did the Wright brother's signal for witnesses?
To prove that they really flew.
What other proof do we have of the first flight?
photographs that were taken that day
Which word means the way you do something?
Manner
What men helped the Wright brothers get the machine back to the starting point?
The station men
How does Wilbur do "a sneak" when he takes the aircraft out for a flight and what was the result?
Orville and their sister are on a camping trip with friends, but Wilbur decides to sneakily take the aircraft out without them. The result is the aircraft swoops down on some watching boys and forces themselves to the ground.
Which trial was most successful?
The final trial, flown by Will, where the plane traveled 852 feet in 59 seconds.
Where do the brothers make their first attempt of flying?
Kitty Hawk
What word means having trust in someone (to
not tell a secret)?
Confidence
What were the names of the other brothers in the story?
Reuchlin and Lorin
How long was the first flight?
100 feet
How do you know the Wright brothers are close to their sister?
She describes their life in a way that shows she was an eyewitness to many important events. She understands and knows a lot about the events that she did not personally witness.
What day did the Wright brothers have a successful flight that made history for flight?
December 17th
What word means a machine rod used to work or
control it?
lever
Who was Orville and Wilbur's sister?
Katharine
What did the brothers name their first airplane?
Flyer
Why do people mistake Orville and Wilbur for twins, even though they do not look alike?
They work side by side in their bicycle shop, whistling and humming the same songs together and they seem to even think the same things at the same time.
Where did the Wright brothers grow up?
Dayton, Ohio
What word means wonder or astonishment?
marveling
Which brother had a red mustache, wore cuffs on his sleeves, wore a blue and white stripe aprong and was the neat one?
Orville
Where did the Wright brothers fly their first airplane?
Kitty Hawk
How can you tell the brothers are handy builders?
They build kites and a printing press.
When did their sister take her first flight?
February 15, 1909 to Pau in France