the wright brothers

     

After their second glider crashed at Kitty Hawk, it was back to the drawing board

Trivia about the wright brothers

  • In 1909 this pair became the first to receive the Smithsonian Institution's Langley Medal for Aviation
  • In 1903 they made history with their craft, The Flyer, powered by a 12-horsepower motor
  • A nat'l memorial near Kitty Hawk features reconstructions of the camp & hangar used by this pair

Tweets about the wright brothers

  • 그리고 이에 관해서 더 좋은 예는 어디에도 없다. 라이트 형제에 대한 것 보다 And nowhere else is there a better example of this than with the Wright brothers. #TED
  • RT @WorldHistory101: The Wright brothers flying a glider near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on this day in 1902. http:…
  • The Wright Brothers were brave enough to follow their dreams.
  • "My grandfather watched the Wright Brothers preparing their invention and commented waste of time, machines can't fly" @TeslaMotors
  • "The Wright brothers flew through the smoke screen of #impossibility." Dorothea Brande
  • The Wright brothers flying a glider near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on this day in 1902.
  • The first flight of the Wright brothers. Dec 17, 1903.
  • The Wright brothers' first flight was shorter than the wingspan of a Boeing 747. #facts #funfacts
  • Before the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, anyone wanting to fly anywhere was required to eat 200 pounds of helium.
  • Kudos to the Wright Brothers, they made life worth living.
  • Blaming this evening on the Wright Brothers.
  • The Wright Brothers' flyer. Donated to the Smithsonian by Orville Wright.
  • The Wright brothers flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility. (Charles Kettering) #quote
  • RT @LeaMcLeod: The Wright brothers first flight lasted 12 seconds. What if they thought "12 seconds? Not worth it!" #tenacity #success
  • The Wright brothers first flight lasted 12 seconds. What if they thought "12 seconds? Not worth it!" #tenacity #success