Planes and jets

  • The Wright Brothers study birds. 1902

    The Wright Bothers studied birds and how their wings soared in the wind. While watching birds, they noticed how their wings changed shapes in order to move different directions. They used this technique to create wings for the planes.
  • The first plane invented 1903

    December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville made the first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers created the first successful plane.
  • Fun facts about the first plane

    The Wright Brothers didn't have an advanced way to turn right or left. The plane's wingspand was 40.3 feet. The engine was called a piston engine.
  • How planes used to be and how they are now.

    Planes were much smaller. Planes didn't carry many people, planes today carry hundreds. Planes go faster than they usedto. Planes have improves a lot.