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December, 2003 marked the 100 year of flight. Go to the web sites listed below to locate and write the answers to the questions.

http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/wright/wright.html http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/

1. How long did it take the Wright Brothers to invent their airplane? 2. Where and when did their first flight take place? 3. Which one of the brothers flew first? 4. How many flights did they make that first day? 5. How far was their first flight and how long was the plane airborne? 6. How far was the last flight of the day and how long was the plane in the air? 7. How long were the propellers on the plane and what were they made of? 8. Before the invention of the first true airplane, the Wright brothers built a series of gliders each year. How many gliders were built before the first airplane was finally built? 9. In 1905, the Wright Brothers experimental period had ended. How far did their third powered plane travel on October 5 of that year? 10. Which of the two brothers died of typhoid just 9 years after first flight? 11. When was the 60 foot granite memorial in Kitty Hawk built and dedicated to the Wright Brothers? 12. Which of the brothers died of a heart attack in 1948, at the age of 76?

from Mr. White's Lab http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/mrwhitescomputerlab/index.html