The Wright Brothers, First Successful Airplane (1903)

Human Achievements / Firsts

Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, Millville, Indiana and Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio. Both brothers were pioneers credited with inventing the first airplane.

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Chris Kane

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Daniel Turner

Artwork:
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[Simplehistory]

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[REDHOURS]

percentage of comment section
90% it was santos dumont
10% stuff

[christopher]

Meanwhile in an alternate universe, the Wleft brothers exists

[victorhugolima]

According to the British newspaper The Independent and the Brazilian Air Force online portal, the first public flight was a Brazilian feat. On October 23, 1906, on board the 14-bis, inventor Alberto Santos Dumont flew over the Bagatelle field in the French capital. The feat was witnessed by more than a thousand people and filmed. In addition, it received recognition from the Paris Aeroclube and was approved by FAI (Federation Aéronautique International) when it fulfilled requirements such as being documented and taking off by its own means - without a ramp or catapult. It should be noted that such a federation was only created in 1905; therefore, the Wright brothers could not do the same with the Flyer flight in 1903. So, we can say that both the American brothers and Dumont played a very important role in the development of aviation. It is possible to consider that Santos Dumont's action was more efficient and had more precise documentation. This does not disregard the Wright brothers' achievement, which is important to support the first experiences aboard a flying machine. Regardless of the discussion about being the first to fly on an airplane, Santos Dumont has received and still receives honors worldwide. In Brazil, he holds the title of Father of Aviation and is one of 45 Brazilians to appear on the list of the "Book of Heroes and Heroines of the Fatherland". However, the Brazilian's contributions did not stop at 14-bis. In 1907, he developed the Demoiselle, considered the first ultralight in history. As Dumont did not register his patents, his ideas were used by other researchers and served as the basis for the birth of commercial airplanes

[TheInfographicsShow]

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[justsomeguy]

66 years from this to landing on the moon. Makes me proud to be human

[marcopeh]

They did not fly of the hill (Kill Devil Hill). They used the hill for their gliding in the previous years.
The flight started on the ground so the machine had to lift off and they could proof that the machine was indeed flying and not just gliding.

[obscurity]

I guess you could say they had the "Wright" idea!

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[normafreire]

Dumond: airplane

Wright brothers: angry birds

[anurag]

It's amazing that we went from first airplane to first human on the moon in just the span of 66 years.

[speechculture]

We had a late grandmother once and one day when the TV was talking about the Wright brothers she said "they were nice people, they fixed my bike when I was little"

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[joseph-geom]

Witnesses interviewed many years afterward describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.

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[mikeshaw]

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[nickb]

I really wanted too know how they landed that flying Deathtrap.