@ Reading corner: The Wright raw brothers ‘Ray Read the following account of two American brothers who invented one of the world’ first piloted aeroplanes, B / E and then answer the questions, ‘Two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, had been experimenting with powered flight, using skills they had learned in their bicycle manufacture and sales business. They built a flying machine and looked around for a good place to attempt the first ever controlled flight in a heavier than air plane. They chose Kitty Hawk, North Carolina because the remote beach was soft and sandy and had strong but even sea breezes ~ all important for their project, After weeks of problems and delays they finally achieved their aim on 17 December 1903.’The brothers took tums with limited success until the last attempt of the day. Ie was Wilbur’s turn, as Orville describes in his journal: It was just after 2 o'clock when the fourth flight attempt began, The machine: moved up and down cover the frst WO metres or so, but wilbur had it under control after that. It was not until the machine had travelled almost 240 metres that i began to move up and down again before finally kitting the ground. We measured the distance and found that the machine ad covered 251 metres during the 5f seconds it had been inflight. There was some damage to the rant of the machine that would require repair, bt the rest of it vas in good condition. This means we should be able to take to the air again in te next couple of days Onville and Wilbur Wright had begun something that changed the world for ever. Understanding Answer the following questions. 1, What were the brothers’ name 2. Where had the brothers learned their engineering skills? 3. Why did they choose Kitty Hawk for their attempt at flight? 4, Who was the pilot on the final flight? 5. How far did the aircraft fly on that final flight? 6. How badly damaged was the machine? In pairs, discuss how you think the brothers were feeling at the end of that day. Glossary manufacture to make goods, often in large numbers remote far away from anywhere else