General science
Title: Who invented the first airplane?
Information: The Wright Brothers, Orville and William, are credited with building the first powered airplane that successfully completed the world's first sustained flight. The flight took place at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. The entire first flight went 120 feet and lasted less than a minute. The Wright Brothers' craft had a propulsion system, or gas-fueled engine, which differentiated it from earlier aircrafts, called "gliders." Sir George Cayley, however, is known as the "Father of Aerial Navigation." In 1804, he flew a model airplane, which had a design that was similar to modern aircrafts. Check out the resources on the AskNSDL Homepage athttp://asknsdl.askvrd.org/index.asp. If you would like further information, look under "Science" and then click on the subcategory, "History of Science." The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers An online presentation from the Library of Congress - this "American Memory" collection highlights the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/wrighthome.html Wright Brothers Negatives A collection of images of the Wright brothers and their inventions. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/wrihtml/wribac.html Wright On! A collaborative Internet project celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight on December 17, 1903. The site includes student work, teacher resources and interactive educational activities. http://lakelandschools.org/edtech/WrightOn/home.htm I also searched the Internet, using Google's search engine. If you'd like to perform your own search, go tohttp://www.google.com and type in the following string of terms: history "first airplane" invent. (Be sure to enclose the phrase "first airplane" within quotation marks "" in order to keep the two words together.) Some interesting results are listed below. Wright Brothers History - First Flight A brief essay on the Kitty Hawk flights. Scroll to the bottom of the page for additional electronic resources. Check out the link, "Bibliography: Invention of the Airplane," which provides a list of books in print on this subject intended for the general reader. http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/WrBr/wrights/1903.html US Centennial Flight Commission: Commemorating a Century of Wings - An Overview A commemorative tribute to the aviation accomplishments of the Wright Brothers. Scroll down the page to a list of primary Internet sights on this topic. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Wright_Bros/WR_OV.htm All Star Network - Aeronautic Learning Laboratory for Science, Engineering and Technology Website provides a history of aviation. Click on "History" and surf through Levels 1, 2, and 3. In the middle of this page, click on "FAQ's" for specific topics. http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/ 1903 Wright Flyer Project A project to replicate the Wright Flyer at Wright State University. http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/1903/history.htm The Center for the Study of Science and Technology Commemorative piece on Orville Wright, who died on January 30, 1948. http://www.tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2001/jan30.htm Thank you for submitting your question to AskNSDL. Be sure to check with the librarian at your school or public library if you'd like to locate some of the books noted above in the "Brief Bibliography Covering the Invention of the Airplane" athttp://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/WrBr/AirBib.html. The AskNSDL staff
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