A new book

The children in 3rd were learning all about flight, so they came up with these informative and creatively designed books to spread their knowledge!

3rd Class Emma- First flight

They added a tail to their flying machine and gave it wings that could turn, to copy how a bird changes direction.

On 17 December 1903,they flew the first engine-powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk,north Carolina in the USA.

After several short flights, Wilbur flew it a distance of 259 m in 59 seconds. This was amazing success. The flying machine was named the Wright Flyer. It can be now seen in an important science museum in the USA, named the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

There is a memorial&#160; to the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, because they carried out many of their flight experiments there. The area is known for strong wind.

Wilbur wright was born in the year 1867. His brother 0rville wright was born in the year 1871.

They ran a bicycle shop. But they were interested in flight.

You are more likely to get struck by lightning than being in an aeroplane crash.

Aeroplanes can fly really high and fast or slow and low.

A biplane is a fixed-wing craft with two superimposed main wings. The Wright brothers wright flyer used a biplane design, as did most aircraft in the early years of aviation. The primary reason many early aircraft were biplanes was that it had a structural advantage.

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