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Student Activity Sheet:
Solving the Problems of Flight

Directions:

Explain how the Wright Brothers solved each of the three problems that they had identified at the beginning of their quest for flight:

  1. Wings needed to lift an airplane into the air.
  2. An engine needed to move it (provide thrust) once it is in the air.
  3. Needed a way to control the aircraft's movement.

Include the following information in your explanation of each problem:

  • State the problem (as done so above)
  • Give a one-paragraph explanation of their solution
  • Give a step-by-step process of how the problem was solved
  • Include illustrations that clearly show their solution as it appeared on their aircraft

Present your information in any of the following forms:

  • Written report
  • Wall chart or poster
  • Hypermedia or Multimedia presentation
  • Special feature in an aeronautical magazine


 
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