The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two Americans who are generally credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17 December 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed wing flight possible.

What to do on this day

Watch this quick video to learn more about the Wright brothers…

Make Paper Airplanes

Click here to learn how to make 10 different paper airplanes.  Make a few and have a flying test to figure out which one flies the best!

Learn More About Flight

To learn more about flight and more science experiments, check out this cool website.