Wright Brothers; the first flightPerhaps the most influential brothers in the history of aviation, Wilbur Wright born April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana and Orville Wright born August 19, 1871 in Dayton Ohio, the creative and technological genius revolutionized the transportation system on earth. The Wright brothers were the first to pilot a controllable, heavier-than-air, self-propelled flying machine on December 17, 1903. The Wright brothers' passion for aviation began very early. Their shared interest in aviation dates back to 1878, when their father came home one evening with a mini-helicopter. They thought it wouldn't fly but were surprised to see it flying when their father threw it into the air. The mini-helicopter really got them interested in flying machines and inspired them to build the world's first airplane. In 1896, newspapers were filled with stories of flying machines. Wilbur and Orville noticed that all of these planes lacked suitable controls. They began to wonder how a pilot could balance a plane in the air. In 1899, the brothers began testing their ideas for how a pilot could control an airplane. But before they could do that, they did some research. They searched for books and articles on flying machines, talked with civil engineers, even wrote a letter to the Smithsonian, and obtained technical articles on aerodynamics. After some research, the Wright brothers tested their flight control ideas on a number of unpowered aircraft between 1900 and 1902. These planes were flown like kites to check their aerodynamic performance. Between 1900 and 1902, the Wright brothers made hundreds of kites to obtain precise data. , but the data didn't help them at all, so during the winter of 1901-1902, Wilbur and Orville built the...... middle of paper ...... the brothers' passion for flying machines . Because of their enormous achievements in aviation, Wilbur and Orville Wright are called the fathers of modern aviation. Since the Wright brothers' first successful flight on December 17, 1903, much has changed, the Wright brothers' flyer was capable of carrying a single passenger. , but a modern airliner could carry up to 500 passengers but it is based on the Wrights flyer. We cannot imagine what our life would be like without flying machines. Airplanes are necessary in our modern age; after all, there is the fastest and safest way to travel and transport goods, and it is the backbone of modern warfare. So, in one way or another, Wilbur and Orville changed our lives and made man's oldest dream possible: to fly, using their ingenuity and problem-solving skills, they created the first self-propelled machine heavier than air capable of flight..