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In what year did the New York Times underestimate how long it would take before anyone would be able to fly?

• 1901

• 1903

• 1896

• 1800

Who fostered an interest in engineering in the Wright brothers?

• Their mother, Susan

• Their father, Milton

• Their teacher at school

• Their grandfather

What accident changed Wilbur Wright's life and caused him to cancel his plans for college?

• A car accident

• A plane crash

• A bicycle accident

• A hockey accident

What did the Wright brothers do before they started experimenting with airplanes?

• They were engineers

• They were bicycle shop owners

• They were newspaper publishers

• They were farmers

What did the Wright brothers observe about birds that influenced their design of airplane wings?

• Birds had curved wings with a perfect arc

• Birds had wings with a high aspect ratio

• Birds angled their wings for balance and control

• Birds had wings with a deep curve

What did the Wright brothers build to test the accuracy of their wing design data?

• A weather balloon

• A model airplane

• A flight simulator

• A wind tunnel

What was the name of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane?

• The Skyhawk

• The Bird

• The Glider

• The Flyer

Where did the Wright brothers make their first powered flights in their airplane?

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Dayton, Ohio

• New York City, New York

• Paris, France

What was the duration of the Wright brothers' first successful flight in their powered airplane?

• 1 minute 36 seconds

• 59 seconds

• 12 seconds

• 3.5 seconds

When did the Wright brothers publicly share their invention of the airplane?

• 1908

• 1903

• 1905

• 1904