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Who are credited with inventing the world's first successful motor-operated airplane?
Who are credited with inventing the world's first successful motor-operated airplane?
- The Montgolfier brothers
- The Wright brothers (correct)
- The Lumière brothers
- The Wright sisters
Where did the Wright brothers make their first controlled, sustained flight?
Where did the Wright brothers make their first controlled, sustained flight?
- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- Dayton, Ohio
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (correct)
What was the name of the aircraft that the Wright brothers made their first controlled, sustained flight with?
What was the name of the aircraft that the Wright brothers made their first controlled, sustained flight with?
- Wright Flyer IV
- Wright Flyer I (correct)
- Wright Flyer III
- Wright Flyer II
What breakthrough did the Wright brothers make in aircraft controls?
What breakthrough did the Wright brothers make in aircraft controls?
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Which aircraft developed by the Wright brothers was the first truly practical fixed-wing aircraft?
Which aircraft developed by the Wright brothers was the first truly practical fixed-wing aircraft?
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The Wright Brothers and Aviation
- The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, are credited with inventing the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
- The Wright brothers made their first controlled, sustained flight on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA.
- The Wright brothers' first controlled, sustained flight was made with the Wright Flyer, a aircraft powered by a 12-horsepower gasoline engine.
- The Wright brothers' breakthrough in aircraft controls was the development of a three-axis control system, which enabled the pilot to control the aircraft's pitch, roll, and yaw.
- The Wright Model A, developed by the Wright brothers, was the first truly practical fixed-wing aircraft, featuring a number of innovations that became standard in the industry.
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