Facts & Observations by Jonathan Sprout The Wright brothers
achieved one of humanity’s wildest dreams when they flew the
first self-powered airplane. For years these self-taught
engineers, who designed and made bicycles for a living,
experienced failure after failure in the tedious testing of
kites and gliders, but they continued to believe in the
impossible -- that humans could fly. With courage, perseverance,
teamwork and faith in the scientific method, they eventually
achieved the dream of flight on the windy sands of Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina in 1903. “When my brother and I began
experimenting (with flight) in 1900 it was purely for the
pleasure of it. We did not expect to get back a cent of the
money we spent.” - Wilbur Wright “I cannot but believe that we
stand at the beginning of a new era, The Age of Flight.” –
Orville Wright Orville & Wilbur had confidence that their
experiments with kites would prepare them satisfactorily for the
creation of the first flying machines. Their logical one-small-
step-a