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‘The Wright brothers invented the airplane in 1903. When I was growing up, their success seemed like the end of the story. But what I’ve learned from a lifetime of living and working around planes is that the Wright Flyer was just a beginning. Being the first to make something doesn’t always mean your solution is the best one. Engineers spend as much time improving existing designs as creating new ones.’
The Wright brothers’ airplane was an amazing achievement. But imagine if pilots today still Lay on their stomachs and slid their hips back and forth to help control the plane like the Wrights did! Inventors like Lilian Todd wanted to build planes that flew better and could be controlled like a car or bicycle. Every designer had his or her own ideas, and for many years ‘each airplane built in the United States was unique. No two looked just alike. Each flight
proved new ideas right or wrong and helped create the airplanes we know today.
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