Reading · Grade 4
The First Flight
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For a long time, people dreamed of flying like birds. Two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, decided to make that dream real. They studied how birds glided on the wind and built many gliders. After years of testing, they added an engine to their flying machine. In 1903, on a windy beach, their airplane lifted off the ground and flew for twelve seconds. It was short, but it changed the world forever.
What did people dream of doing?
Who made the dream real?
What did they study to learn about flight?
What did they add to their flying machine?
How long did the first flight last?
Answer Key
- Flying like birds.
- Orville and Wilbur Wright.
- How birds glided on the wind.
- An engine.
- Twelve seconds.