2006-11-07 04:17:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I and occasionally Kitty Hawk) was the first powered aircraft designed and built by the Wright brothers. It is considered by many to be the first successful powered, piloted aircraft. It was made in 1903. This wasn't really the first aircraft. It was the first successful piloted aircraft.
Specifications (Wright Flyer)
General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Wing area: 510 ft² (47 m²)
Empty weight: 605 lb (274 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 745 lb (338 kg)
Powerplant: 1× straight-4 water-cooled piston engine, 12 hp (9 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 30 mph (48 km/h)
Range: n/a ()
Service ceiling: n/a ()
Rate of climb: n/a ()
Wing loading: 1.4 lb/ft² (7 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.02 hp/lb (30 W/kg)
2006-11-07 04:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1903, Orville Wright.
Wilbur and Orville Wright were the creators of the aircraft in which the first manned flight in a powered aircraft was made. On Monday, December 14th, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where Wilbur and Orville assembled the "Flyer", there was a coin toss to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won. With Wilbur at the controls, the aircraft climbed a few feet, stalled and settled to the ground. It was in the air for three and a half seconds.
On December 17th, with a 27 mph wind and Orville now at the controls, the aircraft flew for 12 seconds and 120 feet. That was considered first flight. Had there been a calm wind, the distance would have been 540 feet.
The Wright Flyer flew three more times that day, the longest flight 59 seconds. The aircraft sustained slight damage upon landing, repairable in a day or two, but a gust of wind tumbled it before they secured it and subsequent flights were scrapped for the rest of the year.
2006-11-07 07:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by mach_92 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually Wright brothers are considered the first builder of a flying airplane, and the first to take of in 1903.
But this is not true.
The first was Gustave Whitehead, actually Gustave Weisskopf, born in Germany. He moved to USA and he built a flying machine(Nr.21) and made it fly in 1901, more than 2 years before Wright's flyier, and the first was about 2500m long at height of 15m, and some people saw his flight.
In 1902 he flied with Nr.22, powered by a diesel engine,in circle for about 11km at 60m of altitude.
At that time the news was reported by 2 newspapers, but history almost forgot this.
2006-11-07 22:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by sparviero 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dec 1917 the kitty hawk was flown by the Wright brothers bu thier was a failed attempt to fly on the 14 of dec 1903 by aman named Wilbur. Have a look at the site www.first-to-fly.com/history
2006-11-07 18:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by Knackers 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first aeroplane was the wright flier. It was in 1903, flown by either wilbur or orville wright.
2006-11-07 04:27:05 · answer #5 · answered by Dan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
orvielle n wilbur wright on 17 th dec 1903
2006-11-07 05:36:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure which year but I know the Wright Bro. were the first to make and fly the first airplane.
2006-11-07 04:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by songbird 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1901 it was created by the Wright brothers.
2006-11-07 04:30:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anthony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wright Brothers in Kitty Hawk North Carolina first engine propelled air plane.......... i learned that in first grade
2006-11-07 08:47:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You DRIVE a car, You PILOT an airplane
2006-11-07 07:50:52 · answer #10 · answered by Funny Car 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋