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oisin-Farman I On Jan. 13, 1908, French aviator Henri Farman won the Grand Prix d’Aviation for the first circular flight of more than 1 km (0.6 mile). American History, Wright Brothers, Kitty Hawk, Historical Moments, Interesting History, Pearl Harbor, Historical Photos, Old Pictures, Old Photos

History of flight, development of heavier-than-air flying machines. Important landmarks along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building absolutely reliable engines, and solving the problem of flight control.

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two Americans brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who were credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Wilbur Wright, The Wright Brothers, Wright Brothers, Vertical Images, Kitty Hawk, Aviation History, History Photos, United States Army, Gifts For My Wife

We all believe things to be true that are, in fact, quite wrong. Many of these “facts” we learned in school, while some of them we picked up from friends or on TV—or just “heard somewhere.” Whatever their source, however, they have subsequently proven to be erroneous, demonstrating once again that just because something is repeated often enough doesn’t necessarily make it so. In fact, it seems the only things we really know for certain is that we don’t know anything for certain, which is…

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