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

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Wilbur Wright was born in 1867 and his brother Orville was born in 1871. They ran a bicycle shop, but were always interested in flight. They experiment with building flying machines. They followed the scientific method to investigate things that had worked for aviators in the past and rule out things that had not. 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 USA. After several short flights, Wilbur flew it a distance of 259 m in 59 seconds. This was an amazing success. The flying machine was named the Wright Flyer.

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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 to the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, because they carried out many of their flight experiments there. The area is known for strong wings.

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The first aeroplane flight, by the Wright Brothers.<br />

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