The Wright Brothers

Answer Questions

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What Were The Right Brothers Name?

Wilbur and Orville Wright

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How were Orville and Wilbur alike?

They Both Invented Flight.

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 Do you think they invented the airplane to be rich and famous?

No, In 1903 the Wright brothers achieved one of the first flights with a powered, sustained and controlled airplane.

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What did the Wright Brothers invent first?

airplane                                                                                                                                                                

On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft.

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What was the Wright brothers biggest problem?

 lift and pitch control problems.

All About Them

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What is 1 fact about the Wright Brothers?

Thanks to a coin toss, Orville was the first brother airborne.

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Who beat the Wright Brothers?

Gustave Whitehead

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Where is the first airplane now?

It is now on display in the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 

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How many failed attempts did the Wright brothers have?

It appears that the brothers had one failed flight once they got to North Carolina in December of 1903.

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How long did the first flight last?

12 seconds

Wright Brothers

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What if the Wright brothers never existed?

we wouldn't have airplanes and there would be no way of fast transport.

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What was the Wright brothers biggest challenge?

 Unforeseen technical problems and repeated bad weather

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Who were the Wright Brothers?

Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors and pioneers of aviation. In 1903 the Wright brothers achieved one of the first flights with a powered, sustained and controlled airplane; they surpassed their own milestone two years later when they built and flew the first fully practical airplane.

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Where did Wright brothers first fly?

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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Which Wright brother died first?

Wilbur Wright died in 1912. But younger brother Orville survived until 1948, a full forty years after piloting the first fatal plane crash.

Airplanes

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What did the Wright brothers call the first plane?

the Wright Flyer

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which Wright Brother flew first?

Orville Wright

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Which Wright brother flew the plane at Kitty Hawk?

Wilbur Wright piloting the 1902 glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, NC.

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How many times did the Wright Brothers crash?

 Orville Wright survived eight major crashes: While flying a glider at Kitty Hawk, NC on 23 September 1902.

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Why did the Wright Brothers succeed when failed?

They argued because they sought truth, not because one brother desired to win a victory over the other.