The Beginning of Human Flight The Wright Brothers were interested in flying since their childhood. BishopWright, their father, gave them a toy helicopter when they were young and ever since theyhave been interested in aviation. The Wright Brothers are famous for their invention ofthe airplane, or the flying machine as it was called then. The first flight of the planeoccurred on December 17, 1903. This was just the turn of the century, yet the WrightBrothers invented something that would last forever. This was in fact the case. Thisflight would spark a race of technology that has taken us from into the air to flying intospace. This also launched the aviation and the space age. The airplane is a major role inthe world. The plane made traveling overseas easier and quicker. The plane was a usefultool in both of the World Wars. The airplane was a major part of the weapon andattacking strategy for all the countries with this technology. They say the Wright Brothersborrowed ideas of others in order to reach their goal. It doesn’t matter because theyaccomplished their desire to fly. Today aircraft are truly monsters compared to the WrightFlyer. The invention of the plane changed the world as we know it. It erased miles andbrought people closer together, and uniting and diversifying the world as we know it. Itwent from novel toy for the daring to a tool of destruction. It brings life saving food,medical supplies, and clothing to those in need. It can carry us to any point on the globeand bring us back. The Wright Brothers had a dream and the made it happen. No matterhow many times they were told no it wouldn’t work, they kept going and climbing to bethe best and to fly. The research on the Wright Brothers was conducted mostly at JoynerLibrary. Also some of the information was obtained from the Internet. Joyner Library had most all the information on the Wright Brothers there is. Newspaper from the 1903on...
