10 SUPER FACTS ABOUT THE WRIGHT BROTHERS(1ST ONES TO GO AIRBORNE!)
FACTS ABOUT THE WRIGHT BROTHERS 1. Flight led their lives. Wilbur and Orville Wright were intrigued by the concept of flight from an early age. Their interest was attributed to a toy “helicopter” that their father bought them from his travels to France. It was made from a stick, rubber bands and two propellers. Their quest to making their very own flying machine began here. 2. Ma Wright was a creative soul! Their mother, Susan Koerner Wright, could reportedly make anything, be it a toy or a sled, by hand. 3. The Wrights never graduated. Neither brother graduated from high school despite being undoubtedly bright. While Orville dropped out of school, Wilbur became reclusive after suffering a terrible hockey injury. Orville and Wilbur Wright 4. The Wrights knew they had to make flight happen. The interest in flight peaked for the Wright brothers when they witnessed a series of successful aeronautical milestones (e.g. gliding flights and unmanned steam-powered fixed-wing model ai...