Welcome to Nova – Up and Away

Contents:

• Welcome to Up and Away
  • Instructions
  • Documenting your progress
  • If you have any question
• Requirement #1: Research and Reading
• Requirement #2: Merit Badge
• Requirement #3: Terminal Velocity
• Requirement #4: Visit
• Requirement #5: Fluid Dynamics @ Life
• Other Nova modules in this series
• About the author

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The Wright Brothers

The Wright brothers—Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912)—were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, 4 mi (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright brothers were also the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible (Text adapted from wikipedia).

First flight of the Wright Flyer, December 17, 1903, Orville piloting, Wilbur running at wingtip. Image copied from wikipedia.

If you travel to North Carolina, along the Atlantic shorelines, spend a few hours at the terrific museum, managed by the US National Park Service. As the website reminds the visitors: They Taught the World to Fly!