The Wright Brothers

After studying and reading all they could about flying and how to build gliders, the brothers decided to build a glider of their own. Using the bicycle shop as a workshop to build the glider, they built their own engine and propellers that they used in the flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. After building their first glider they needed a place where the winds were strong and steady enough, and a place private enough so they could test their new glider with as much privacy as they could get from prying eyes. The Weather Bureau suggested that the winds at Kitty Hawk were prefect conditions for their first flight. In 1903 the Wright brothers arrived in Kitty Hawk with there airplane that they named "The Flyer." On December 17, 1903 "The Flyer" became the first controlled powered flight of an aircraft in history. .
             With the successful flight at Kitty Hawk, the US Army became very interested in the work that the Wright brothers were doing with their airplane. In 1909 the Wright brothers were performing test for the US Army which were highly successful and caught the attention of some high ranking government officials. Later in 1909 the US Army bought one of the planes, the "Military Flyer," from the Wright brothers and Wilbur Wright taught the first three U.S. Army pilots to fly at College Park, Maryland. The Wright brothers continued working on different designs for the U.S. Army and by the time they were done the brother designed three more airplanes, the "Model D," "Model K," and the "Model L." The "Model D" was a light, fast, and single seat airplane that was designed and built by the Wright brothers in response to the U.S. Army's request for a speed scout. This model was still in the early stages, but did contain a huge engine and short wing span with a top speed of 66 mph, which made this an ideal spy-plane for the U.S. Army. Next came the "Model K" which was designed and built for the U.