What surprised me the most about the Wright brothers was
that they wanted the US to have their invention because of their patriotism. I didn’t
know the US denied them and that they had to go to France. I greatly admire
their bravery and courage. I feel like their test flights were very dangerous.
They risked death. There wasn’t anything that I didn’t admire about the
brothers. The Wright Brothers constantly failed, but they just continued to
improve their flying machines. They didn’t let the crashes mean nothing, each
time they were able to take something away from them.
The brothers curiosity was one of their greatest
competencies. They didn’t have a lot of money, higher education or higher up
connections. They desired to fly which at the time was impossible. I cant
imagine how many people probably told them they are crazy. The brother’s dedication
and creativity also helped them achieve
their goals. They created a wind tunnel to continue testing their machines.
They also never gave up when countless models failed.
I don’t know a lot about aerodynamics, so when they talked
about the models and flying I was confused.
Were you ever scared/ what was the scariest moment? What the
worst thing anyone has ever said to you? I wouldn’t be surprised if their answer
wasn’t about a flight trial and about something like scared their invention wouldn’t
be liked by the world. I imagine they got hurt many times while testing their
models. I would be terrified to test fly some of their first models. In the
books, the first model was basically a giant kite. I would ask the second
question because I know people most have ridiculed them. Flying was “not for
man” as the book stated the US believed.
I think their story is a great example of hard work. They
had a passion to fly and they were willing to do whatever it takes to fly. They
wanted to change the world’s opinion on man being able to fly. They didn’t come
from money or a college education. They were just willing to make it happen by
working.
Hey Meg. I enjoyed reading your review of the book about the Wright Brothers and their story. It is crazy to me to think of people risking their lives through trying to fly an airplane without knowing whether it will land or not. In this day and age everything seems so simple. They truly were the pioneers and the guinea pigs who made flying so easy and convenient for us. I think the Wright Brothers can teach all entrepreneurs the lesson of not giving up after failing. They did it countless times until they got their plan to fly. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI haven’t read this book but from the way you describe it seems like a good read to pick up. It seems the theme of taking away from each failure was important to their success, and it was surprising to me the methods they chose to test their flights, like the wind tunnel. I like your post a lot and I think your personal writing style comes out in this post. Good job!
ReplyDeleteHi Meg! I found your post very interesting because I myself love the Wright brothers story. They were very dedicated in their work and as a result changed the way people travel forever. When I read this book back in the beginning of the semester I too found their aerodynamics sections difficult to understand. They could have maybe made it a little simpler for people who don’t have a science background could understand. Overall good work!
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