By now, the brothers had started to become homesick. They wanted to be back in time for Christmas. They decided they better get to work quick it they wanted to do that. On December 17, 1903 the brothers decided they would give their plane another shot even though the weather wasn't at it's best. The winds were gusting 27 mph, which could quickly throw the plane out of line. Even so, the brothers somehow managed to get Flyer I up this day. Orville was first at the controls and piloted the plane up in the air for 12 seconds for 120 feet. They averaged 30 mph in the air with these flights. "For the first time ever, a flying machine had taken off from level ground, traveled through the air, and landed under the control of its pilot," (The Wright Story). The Wright brothers were happy, but not satisfied. They knew they could do much better.
Wilbur piloted the second flight of the day which covered 175 feet. Then it was Orville's turn again. He landed 200 feet from the starting point. The forth and last flight of the day was made by Wilbur. With the help of a gust of wind, he managed to fly the plane 852 feet for 59 seconds. This ended their flights for the day. While they were carrying the airplane back to the launching point, the wind flipped the plane and caused severe damage. Flyer I would never fly again.
The Wight Story. 24 April 2007. Wright Brothers Aeroplane Co. of Dayton, Ohio. <http://wright-brothers.org/History/Wright>
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I really love reading your blog, its interesting to me because it's so different from what i am writing on. It also is interesting because when we learned about the Wright brothers in school all we ever were told really was that they made the first plane. Your power point and all your blogs have really let me know alot more and aviation seems like a very fun major to be in.
Lindsay
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