An Invention That Changed The World!

 Author: Sanjay Kumar Anand

Hello everyone! The world is full of inventions, and today we are going to discuss one of the most important ones. Imagine what the speed of traveling would be in those days. People would use horse carriages to travel, and some would be walking. For a letter to reach a certain place, it would take several days to do so.

It would also take many days to import and export cargo from and to another country. So, we are going to talk about an invention that changed all of this. Yes, my friends, I am talking about the first airplane!

The history of the discovery of a flying machine dates to the 19th Century. It was invented by two brothers by the name of the Wright brothers. These brothers first hit upon an idea of a flying machine when they broke their toy helicopter.

When Wilbur and Orville turned into adults, they conducted many experiments in the field of aviation. One such experiment was the wind tunnel experiment. During the winter of 1901-1902, Wilbur and Orville built a wind tunnel and conducted experiments to determine the best wing shape for an airplane. This enabled them to build a glider with sufficient lift, and concentrate on the problem of control.

Also, another point to be noted is that they built their machine based on the ideas of another man, George Cayley, whose work dated back to 1799. In 1799, George Cayley set forth the concept of the modern airplane as a fixed-wing flying machine with separate systems for lift, propulsion, and control.

And building upon his ideas, the Wright brothers finally built a functional airplane on December 17, 1903. So, that’s it in this blog and I will see you in my next one!