Wright Brothers Essay, Research Paper

? On December 17, 1953, the fiftieth anniversary of the world?s first airplane flight, the papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright were welcomed into the world with appropriate fanfare, including a picture story in Life magazine.?

Fred Howard. Wilbur and Orville Wright, A biography of the Wright Brothers

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

?At 10:35 a.m., Orville made the first heavier-than-air, machine-powered flight in the history of the world. In a flight lasting only 12 seconds and covering just 120 feet, Orville did what men and women had only dreamed of doing for centuries??he flew.?

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. The Wright Brothers. Internet www page, at URL http://www.hfmgv.org, 1995-2000.

?The Wright Brothers invention of the airplane, however, did not only improve our country?s transportation but gave us a significant weapon of use for the wars in our country?s future.?

Donald J. Sobal. The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. Chicago: Scholastic Paperbacks, 1989.

?Wilbur read about the death of a famous German glider pilot. The news led him to take an interest in flying. On May 30, 1899, he wrote to the Smithsonian Institution for information on aeronautical research and because the invention of the airplane was such a popular subject, the Institution quickly responded.?

Russell Freedman. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane.

Chicago: Holiday House, 1994.

Bibliography

? On December 17, 1953, the fiftieth anniversary of the world?s first airplane flight, the papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright were welcomed into the world with appropriate fanfare, including a picture story in Life magazine.?

Fred Howard. Wilbur and Orville Wright, A biography of the Wright Brothers

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

?At 10:35 a.m., Orville made the first heavier-than-air, machine-powered flight in the history of the world. In a flight lasting only 12 seconds and covering just 120 feet, Orville did what men and women had only dreamed of doing for centuries??he flew.?

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. The Wright Brothers. Internet www page, at URL http://www.hfmgv.org, 1995-2000.

?The Wright Brothers invention of the airplane, however, did not only improve our country?s transportation but gave us a significant weapon of use for the wars in our country?s future.?

Donald J. Sobal. The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. Chicago: Scholastic Paperbacks, 1989.

?Wilbur read about the death of a famous German glider pilot. The news led him to take an interest in flying. On May 30, 1899, he wrote to the Smithsonian Institution for information on aeronautical research and because the invention of the airplane was such a popular subject, the Institution quickly responded.?

Russell Freedman. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane.

Chicago: Holiday House, 1994.