Name: ______________________________________ The Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright were two American brothers who invented and flew the first motorized airplane in the world. The brothers pioneered the first motor-controlled airplane flight in 1903, south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The name of their first powered aircraft was the Wright Flyer. After the successful flight of the Wright Flyer, the Wright brothers built the Wright Flyer II and the Wright Flyer III. Orville and Wilbur’s invention was remarkable because they created the first aircraft control system that pilots could use to steer an airplane. The control system helped maintain balance so an aircraft could be flown further and longer. The Wright brothers’ invention made the fixed-wing, motorized flights of the modern age possible. 1. Who were the Wright brothers? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where did the Wright brothers fly the first motorized airplane in 1903? ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was the name of the Wright brothers’ first powered aircraft? _________________________________________ 4. Why was the Wright brothers’ invention remarkable? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What impact did the Wright brothers’ invention have on modern-day air travel? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com ANSWER KEY The Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright were two American brothers who invented and flew the first motorized airplane in the world. The brothers pioneered the first motor-controlled airplane flight in 1903, south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The name of their first powered aircraft was the Wright Flyer. After the successful flight of the Wright Flyer, the Wright brothers built the Wright Flyer II and the Wright Flyer III. Orville and Wilbur’s invention was remarkable because they created the first aircraft control system that pilots could use to steer an airplane. The control system helped maintain balance so an aircraft could be flown further and longer. The Wright brothers’ invention made the fixed-wing, motorized flights of the modern age possible. 1. Who were the Wright brothers? ________________________________________________________________________________two American brothers who invented and flew the first motorized airplane ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where did the Wright brothers fly the first motorized airplane in 1903? ________________________________________________________________________________Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 3. What was the name of the Wright brothers’ first powered aircraft? _________________________________________the Wright Flyer 4. Why was the Wright brothers’ invention remarkable? ________________________________________________________________________________because they created the first aircraft control system that pilots could use to steer ________________________________________________________________________________an airplane 5. What impact did the Wright brothers’ invention have on modern-day air travel? ________________________________________________________________________________It made the fixed-wing, motorized flights of the modern age possible. ________________________________________________________________________________ Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com.