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WorksheetsWright Brothers C2 L1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who were Wilbur and Orville Wright
American inventors and pioneers of aviation
Minor footnotes in automobile history
Nobel Prize winning chemists
Confectioneers who inverted taffy
When did the Wright Brothers fly the fist airplane?
1979
1945
1865
1903
The Wright brothers were the first to achieve
the commercial use of kites
controlled and sustained flight
the summit of Mount Everest
the workable 10-speed bicycle
Three major challenges faced by early aviators
how to get an airplane off the ground
how to control the airplane once it's off the ground and flying
once airborne, how to stay up in the air for longer periods of time
all of the above - all three posed major challenges
The Wrights experimented with
mind altering drugs
kites and gliders
voodoo magic
laboratory rats and mice
The Wrights decided to experiment with gliders first, then worry about engines/power later
TRUE
FALSE
The Wrights used a new scientific method whereby
They used big works and wrote technical stuff on the board
They performed test on lab rats
They wore long white lab coats and thick eyeglasses
They applied lessons learned at each step before moving forward
The Wrights solved a nagging nose pitch problem (airplane going up & down erratically) by
mounting an elevator in front of the airplane
abandoning their efforts to fly
solving a huge quadratic equation
mounting a rudder at the back of the airplane
Most designers of the time mounted their elevator (pitch control surface) at the back of the airplane
TRUE
FALSE
Because of their many design innovations, history shows that the Wrights were
obnoxious, overbearing meanies
engineering geniuses, well ahead of their time
corrupt and bankrupt
better suited for knitting and needlepoint
The Wrights came up with 'wing warping' as a way to
pitch the airplane nose up and down
save money on extra parts
turn and control the airplane's direction
make the airplane quieter
The Wrights came up with some key concepts by experimenting with gliders first, such as
the correct wing size needed to lift the airplane up
how to control the climb and descent (up & down) of the airplane
the best shape of the wing (curved on top)
all of the above
A main focus of the Wright's experiments had to do with
finding the correct wing shape (airfoil) needed to create lift
how much pain a laboratory mouse could endure
power - enough horsepower to get the glider into the air
Lunch - how to get enough good sandwiches to the flight test area
What device did the WBs use to test different wing shapes?
the hair dryer
the breeze generator
wind tunnel
cork screw
Compared to 130 Horsepower (HP) in a Toyota Corolla, the Wright Flyer had
a 12 HP engine
a 65 HP engine
a 260 HP engine
a 635 KP engine
The Wright Flyer rose into the air and
flew 12 seconds, travelling 120 feet
flew 1 hour, travelling several miles
immediately crashed
has never been seen since - Bermuda Triangle
The 4th flight of the day (Dec 17, 1903)
ended in disaster - Orville struck a cow on the runway
was to be their last flight ever
lasted 59 seconds, and the craft traveled 852 feet
lasted only 10 seconds, travelling only 120 feet
In 1905 after 2 years of airplane design improvements the Wrights
approached the US government in 1905 offering it for sale
had a mid-life crisis, bought Harleys and got mohawk haircuts
were overshadowed by Samual Langely who had a better design
approached communist Russia to sell their airplane
After an overwhelming reception in Europe the WBs decided
to backpack across the continent
to become slaves to French fashion / style
stop brushing their teeth
to return home and give the US another shot at buying the airplane (which they did)
In 1909 Army Lieutenant Tom Selfridge was to become
The first military big top circus 'Ringmaster'
The fist man to fly an airplane at night
The youngest Army Chief of Staff in history
The military's first aviation casualty (death)
After selling the Army the airplane, the Wrights would go on to
tour with a Vaudeveille show called, "Those Amazing Wrights"
teach military officers to fly
invent the electric toothbrush
wither away and become meth addicts
Initially the airplane was seen only as a tool for
Aerial mail transportation (air mail)
a teleport into alternative dimensions (time travel)
scaring cows and chickens (aerial terrorism)
aerial reconnaissance (spy on enemy from above)
