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The first machined flight by
the aviation pioneers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, 17 December 1903, Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina. |
In the Aviation industry, the Image expresses text technology. The image depicts a rear view of the first powered lighter-than-air craft known as The Machine. The biplane was replaced with two propellers and no wheels. Wilbur Wright was running along the right side and his brother Orville Wright was at the controls, lying prone to control the craft. When we think of flight, we think of soaring high above our heads, but the first flight lasted only 12 seconds covering a distance of 120 feet, lower than the Hight of a man, on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
I was drawn to the photo because I love
aviation. Bicycle fabricators Orville and Wilbur Wright broke
away from their comfort zone to create a lighter-than-air craft during the era
of steam engines and horse buggies. Four days prior to this image, Wilber Wright won a coin
toss and tried to fly the machine, but he crashed before he was able to take
off. After the machine was repaired, Orville Wright was able to take off
successfully. Thanks to their perseverance, travel around the world has changed
deeply. It would be interesting to see the trials that came while changing the
position of control and incorporating a landing system. The photo was taken
from the Wright Brothers Negatives Collection at the library of congress.
Reference
Wright, W., Wright, O. & Daniels, J. T., photographer.
(1903) First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina.
Kitty Hawk North Carolina, 1903. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of
Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00652085/.
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