6. KITTY HAWK
Wright Flyer 1
“ On December 17, 1903, at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina, the
Wright Flyer became the first
powered, heavier-than-air
machine to achieve
controlled, sustained flight with a
pilot aboard.”
• This stopwatch was used to time the Wright
Brothers’flights at Kitty Hawk
• The first successful flight was 12 seconds
long and covered 120 feet
7. HUFFMAN PRAIRIE
Travel to Kitty Hawk was tedious
The Wright Brothers found a local cow
pasture just outside of Dayton
where they could extend their
experiments and practices
• The farmer who owned Huffman
Prairie didn’t charge rent to the
brothers but he insisted that they
make sure the farm animals were out
of the way first!
8. Wright Flyer 2
The Wright Flyer 2 worked well
However, Wilbur and Orville still found it
difficult to control
On October 20, 1904 the Wright Brothers
flew the first complete circle in an
aircraft
The flight was 1 minute, 36 seconds and
covered 4,080 feet
Wright Flyer 3
The Wright Flyer 3 was much
easier to control
The Wright Brothers began to stay
in the air for longer and longer
periods of time
The Ending
• In 1905, the Wright Brothers’ experimental period ended
• With their third powered airplane, they now routinely made flights lasting
several minutes
• On October 5, Wilbur made an amazing flight in which he circled the field
30 times in 39 minutes for a total distance of 24 1/2 miles