[DOC] [TLE] First airplane flies - Dec 17, 1903 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, First airplane flies on Dec 17, 1903. ... In Dayton, they 
designed a 12-horsepower internal combustion engine with ... tests, and on 
December 14 Orville made the first attempt at powered flight. ... In 1908, they 
traveled to France and made their first public flights, arousing widespread public 
excitement. [DOC] [TLE] Wright Flyer - Wikipedia [PAR] The Wright Flyer was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. It was 
designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17
, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, about four ... On December 14, 1903, they felt ready 
for their first attempt at powered flight. With the help of ..... 1903-12-17. Retrieved
... [DOC] [TLE] 1903 Wright Flyer - National Air and Space Museum - Smithsonian [PAR] After building and testing three full-sized gliders, the Wrights' first powered 
airplane ... 1903, making a 12-second flight, traveling 36 m (120 ft), with Orville 
piloting. ... Their seminal accomplishment encompassed not only the 
breakthrough first flight of .... Canard biplane with one 12-horsepower Wright 
horizontal four-cylinder... [DOC] [TLE] The Wright Brothers | Engine - National Air and Space Museum [PAR] 1903  Designing the Flyer  Construction and Fabric  Propulsion System ... The 
Wright engine, with its aluminum crankcase, marked the first time this 
breakthrough material was used in aircraft ... Yet the simple motor produced 12 
horsepower, an acceptable margin above the Wrights' minimum requirement of 8 
horsepower. [DOC] [TLE] Learning to Fly: The Wright Brothers Adventure pdf - TeacherLINK [PAR] in an instant, the pilot lying on the wing steered the craft to flight a few feet ... 
world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first flight of the Wright Flyer. .... 
sufficient horsepower, so they built their own 12-horsepower engine in just 6 
weeks. ... In September 1903, they returned to Kitty Hawk with their new powered 
aircraft. [DOC] [TLE] The Wright Brothers' Conquest of the Air - Robert Q. Riley Enterprises [PAR] With Orville at the controls, the plane flew 120 feet (37 meters) in 12 seconds. ... 
They had based their wing designs on the work of predecessors, pioneers who ... 
and the 1903 machine, essentially a larger powered version of their 1902 glider, 
.... flight: It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill. [DOC] [TLE] 1903 Wright Engine - Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company [PAR] nce they had decided to attempt powered flight, the Wrights calculated they ... "
The crankshaft was made out of a block of machine steel 6 by 31 inches and 1-5/
8 inch ... "The completed engine weighed 180 pounds and developed 12 
horsepower at ... The engine now on display in the 1903 Wright Flyer at the 
Smithsonian... [DOC] [TLE] December 14th: The Wright Brothers Attempt to Fly Their Wright ... [PAR] Dec 14, 2012 ... On this day in history, 1903, the Wright brothers took their Wright Flyer out in their 
first attempt to fly it. The date of their first attempt would have... [DOC] [TLE] The Wright Brothers' Engines And Their Design - Project Gutenberg [PAR] Kitty Hawk Flyer with original Wright engine poised on launching rail at Kill Devil 
Hill, .... The general history of the flight engines used by the Wright Brothers is 
quite ... Indeed, working motors of one-half this weight per horsepower [9 pounds 
per ... Whatever their reasoning, they selected for their first powered flight the 
exact... [DOC] [TLE] Rebuilding the Genius Machines | Popular Science [PAR] May 21, 2002 ... They had spent a frustrating summer testing their latest glider on the beach at 
Kitty ... the most accurate reproduction of the 1903 Wright Brothers flyer ever 
made. ... Funded by the Ford Motor Co. and private donations, Hyde has ..... 
about 120 feet in 12 seconds-the first successful powered flight in history. [DOC] [TLE] How We Made The First Flight - Minnesota Department of ... [PAR] Wright brothers describing how they made the first powered

Question: In 1903 they made history with their craft, The Flyer, powered by a 12-horsepower motor
Answer: The Wright Brothers