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| − | '''Powered flight''', as opposed to [[lighter than air]] craft, became possible only through the ingenuity of American bicycle mechanics Wilbur and Orville Wright. It was they who first succeeded in getting an airplane off the ground and flying it through the air to a safe landing. | + | '''Powered flight''', as opposed to [[kite]]s, [[glider]]s and [[lighter than air]] craft, became possible only through the ingenuity of American bicycle mechanics [[Wright Brothers|Wilbur and Orville Wright]]. It was they who first succeeded in getting an airplane off the ground and flying it through the air to a safe landing. |
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Latest revision as of 17:02, May 27, 2011
Powered flight, as opposed to kites, gliders and lighter than air craft, became possible only through the ingenuity of American bicycle mechanics Wilbur and Orville Wright. It was they who first succeeded in getting an airplane off the ground and flying it through the air to a safe landing.