How gliders helped the Wright brothers invent the airplane

Name: How gliders helped the Wright brothers invent the airplane
Uploaded: 2024-11-20T08:30:10
Duration: 35 s
Description: The Wright brothers experimented with gliders before building their first plane.

The Wright brothers experimented with gliders before building their first plane.

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Transcript

NARRATOR: The Wright brothers experimented with gliders before building their first airplane. A glider is an aircraft with no motor. The Wrights used gliders to test different kinds of wings and controls. The lessons they learned helped them to create an airplane with a gasoline engine. The plane made its first successful flight on December 17, 1903.