Otto Lilienthal

In 2013, there were about twenty thousand airplanes being used as passenger planes; on December 17, 1903, just 110 short years earlier, the first airplane ever defied gravity. Two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, had a goal. That goal was to find out if it was possible for a human to fly, to see if human-powered flight could occur. The Wright Brothers grew up in a world with only a couple of ways to be transported, but they gave the world a tool. The Wright brothers were, and possibly still…

How do airplanes fly? What inventions led to the modern airplanes and jets we have now? We all have these questions in our head but not everyone is curious enough to find out. The dream of flying is as old as mankind itself. However, the concept of the airplane hasn’t been around for that long. Before that time, men and women tried to navigate the air by trying different things I’m stating birds. They built wings to strap onto their arm or machines with flapping wings called ornithopters. On the…

The Wright Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright, also known as “The Wright Brothers,” are most famous for successfully researching and testing the first engine powered and controlled aircraft. In approximately 1899, The Wright Brothers became interested in aviation after discovering flight theories that had not yet been pursued. They used a system to analyze their results from previous tests and improve their machine, which is still being used today for progress in new technology. The Wright…

The Wright’s First Flight At one point in time, the thought of manned flight seemed out of this world and impossible. Nobody even dared to attempt it because it was looked at as something completely absurd and something that could never be achieved. The Progressive Era was all about reform or making changes to improve and better the country itself. Nobody saw coming the huge changes and impacts that these two men were going to make. Little did anyone know that soon Orville and Wilbur, the…

into business together as printers, printing anything from religious handouts to fliers. In 1892 they opened a bicycle shop right there in Dayton Ohio. They had a natural inclination for mechanical hands on work. In 1891 a person by the name of Otto Lilienthal had caught the attention of the Wright brothers. He was one of the most famous gliders. But, it wasn’t until 1896 that the two brothers had become interested in gliding experiments. So they decided to educate themselves in the art of…

Throughout the last century, great pioneers have shaped our modern world, society, and technology. Wilbur Wright was born in Millville, Indiana in 1867 to Milton Wright and Susan Koerner. He was the older brother of Orville Wright, who was born in 1871 in Dayton, Ohio, and invented the first airplane with. Wilbur was the third of seven in his family. According to The World Book Encyclopedia, “the boys attended high school. But neither received a diploma” (499). He moved a lot to state to state…

The Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a stepping stone for the United States of America, it would change the meaning of war forever. The development of the first Atomic bomb would put America in the lead, surpassing our enemies in World War II. The Project was one of the most secretive projects in the history of The United States and was a turning point in the history of twentieth-century science. This new bomb had the potential of nuclear annihilation and was also one of the most…

Throughout history, many inventions have been made, some successful, others not so much. A well-known invention that is used more frequently to this day would be the air-plane. This contraption flies around and can carry just about anything that is not attached to the ground. The creators of the first successful plane flight, as we all know well, are the Wright brothers, Wilber and Orville Wright. Their invention throughout time was revolutionized, even women, during this period, and took part…