The+Wright+Brothers

__**The Wright Brothers**__



Orville and Wilbur Wright were Ohio bicycle mechanics who were experimenting with another way of transportation; flying. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers tested their first "flying machine" in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This plane was powered by a small gasoline engine which held it in the air for 12 seconds and flew for 120 feet. The longest flight that Orville had made lasted about 59 seconds. In 1905, the Wright brothers had perfected their plane to make it turn and fly for about a half an hour. At first no one saw any use of the flying machine, but the United States military found interest in it. In 1908, They produced and air plane for the military that could reach 40 miles per hour. The airplane made travel quicker and trading easier.