
The Wright Brothers and Flight
5th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the Wright brothers' contributions to flight.
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Orville and Wilbur Wright are famous for inventing the first successful heavier than air aircraft.
- 2
The Wright brothers experimented with gliders in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina because it had strong winds and sandy beaches.
- 3
In 1903, Orville Wright piloted the Wright Flyer for the first successful flight that lasted twelve seconds.


