A lesson in
resilience!
The Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
• Born in Millville,
Indiana, on April
16, 1867
• Died from typhoid
fever at the age
of 45
Wilbur- 13 years old
Facts about Wilbur
• Presented an independent personality
• Never graduated from high school
• Loved to read and write!
“I have always thought I would like to be a
teacher.…”
-Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
• Born in Dayton
on August 19,
1871
• Died at the age
of 76 from a
heart attack
Orville- 9 years old
Facts about Orville
• Developed an interest in technology
and science early in life
• More of an inventor than Wilbur
• Very shy but a class clown
• Never graduated from high school
The West Side Newspaper
• In 1889 the Wright
Brothers started the
West Side News
• It was a weekly
newspaper that Wilbur
and Orville Wright
published briefly in
1889 and 1891
The Wright Cycle Company
In 1893 The Wright
Brothers started a bicycle
shop that allowed them to
rent and repair bicycles.
Only 5 of the Wright
Brothers’ bicycles
exist to this day.
The Beginning
The Wright
Brothers
developed
their plans for
a flying
machine from
bicycle
concepts
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
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
The Wright Brothers wanted to be
successful- they never gave up, they showed
resilience and they are remembered as
creative pioneers over 100 years later!
THE END
Holgate Easter Egg Appeal
2017
Your chance to make a difference!
Please donate Easter Eggs to help bring a little Easter cheer to children
who will be spending their Easter in Hospital!
Whilst we enjoy our Easter Holiday many Nottingham children will be
stuck inside a hospital ward at City Hospital receiving treatment on the
Oncology word- so dig deep and lets get as many Easter Eggs there as
possible!
Deadline is Thursday 30th March.