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Wright brothers

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an American who made gliders with rubber joints Chanute
a box with a fan designed to test how a glider would operate at different wind speeds wind tunnel
a machine that flies without engine power glider
built the Great Aerodrome with a gasoline engin Langley
a Greek story os Icarus who flew using wings made of wax and feathers myth
the kind of repair shop that funded the Wright brothers' experiments bicycle
made gliders that looked much like birds' wings and tails Lilienthal
where did the Wright brothers live? Dayton, Ohio
where did the Wright brothers test their first glider? Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Men wanting to fly tried first to imitate ____________. birds
The Wright brothers' lifelong hobby was to build ___________. airplanes
Instead of flying, the Great Aerodrome slid into the ______________. water
The Wright brothers' wrote to the _____________ Institution for information about flying. Smithsonian
Some of their ideas came from books written by _________ and _________. Langley ; Chanute
After corresponding with him, the Wright brothers' and __________ became friends. Chanute
The last ____ hundred years have shown many changes in travel one
Orville and Wilbur sent a ________ to their father telling him of their flight's success telegram
the Wright brothers made the first flight with an engine-powered machine in ____ 1903
after the 1903 flight, the Wright brothers were not __________________________________________. eager to show their plane to anyone
the Wright brothers needed a _______ to keep others from stealing their ideas patent
when the Wright brothers offered their invention to the United States War Department, it was ______________________ not immediately accepted
the army wanted proof that the plane could fly for a distance of 125 miles at 40 miles per hour with ___ men aboard two
the first military plane was bought by the army in ____ 1909
the Wright brothers wanted to produce _________ for the army airplanes
a piece of Flyer cloth was taken to the moon by _____________ Neil Armstrong
Orville Wright was the pilot for the _____ on December 17, 1903 Flyer
the Flyer flew twelve seconds for 120 feet at _________ North Carolina Kitty Hawk
the Flyer had an engine and __________, or blades driven by a machine propellers
the army had given much money to _______. because of his failure, the army did not want to see the Wright brothers' plane Langley
air traffic __________ help pilots safely take off and land their planes controllers
Flyer II and Flyer III were improved _________ airplanes
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