Why were Oriville and Wilbur Wright so fond of flying and avionics?
595956
I know they had some flying toys as kids - i.e. rubber band helicopter sort of things. Also it was sort of a craze at the time, google early aviation history or equivilent and you should be able to find some videos and other info.
1054197
In the early years of his super-heroic career, Superman was not endowed with the power of flight.  Although he possessed superhuman speed, he moved from place to place by running or by executing gigantic leaps.  Month by month, however, Superman's running speed increased, along with the length of his leaps and the complexity of the aerial maneuvers he was able to perform once he had left the ground.  The transition from leaping to actual flying was extraordinarily gradual and was punctuated with a great deal of inconsistency.  Not until May 1943 is Superman explicitly referred to as a "being who can fly like a bird" and not until later that same year can it be said, without qualification, that Superman actually possesses the power of flight.\n\nBy 1945, Superman is able to fly from Metropolis to Burma in the wink of an eye.  "Light travels 186,000 miles a second, but has nothing on Superman," notes the text, "who finds himself hovering over the jungles of Burma in the wink of an eye!"
113561
Early pioneer of aviation
9050
Charles Babbage, It was his initiative of the differential engine which led to the evolution of computer. For this reason, he's considered the father of computing.
354535
My most treasured dream is to fly..\n\nwell really each time i go to my terrace and look at the birds in a perfect union..flying across the limitless sky..its wonderful..imagine to travel office each day with a pair of wings..? Cool huh?
897931
"In May 1946 he travelled to France as a guest of the French government, where he was well-received by French intellectuals. It was after this visit that he settled in Paris to become a permanent American expatriate. Wright had a mixed marriage and he had become frustrated by the attitudes of people they came in contact with as a couple."\n\nThat's why.
439267
Learning to fly... a plane that would be nice.. I always wanted to fly planes....  hmm ever since I seen top gun..
575451
aeroplanes use aviation fuel (high octane petrol), diesel is used by trains, and ships.
744761
The Cincinnati Enquirer\n\nIt took a hundred years, but this week, Congress got it right - Ohio, not North Carolina, is the birthplace of aviation.\n\nThe U.S. House voted 378-3 for a resolution naming Dayton, Ohio - home of Wilbur and Orville Wright - as the place where aviation was born. The measure passed the Senate late Thursday on a voice vote.\n\nDaytonians have known that for nearly a century, but North Carolinians have been making the claim that powered flight was born on an Outer Banks hill called Kitty Hawk, where the Wright brothers experimented and made their first flight on Dec. 17, 1903.\n\nNaturally, the three votes against the House resolution were cast by North Carolina congressmen.\n\nOhio - where the phrase "Birthplace of Aviation" is etched on license plates - was where flight was born, Buckeyes claim, because the Wright brothers made their plans and constructed their aircraft in their bicycle shop on Dayton's West Side.\n\nOhio is also the state that has produced the most astronauts, 24 in all, including John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.
599383
Charles Lindbergh in the plane "Spirit of St Louis"\n\n[modified below to give you a reference]\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh
947171
ok well what do you want to know?\n\ndesigners use physics when they design airplanes.\nphysics allows us to determine how much lift a wing will produce and thus how much weight a plane will be able to carry.\nIt determines which materials and how strong they have to be to hold the plane together. \n\nphysics can also describe how the control surfaces (flaps and rudder) affect the plane and how big they have to be to control the plane safely.\n\nand that is just a start. physics is used in all aspects of designing and flying a plane.
202346
In Aerospace, you can do modules on Spacecraft dynamics, Orbital Mechanics, Satellite design etc. Aeronautical is generally concerned with just Aircraft.
265961
I'd think that birds that land on water by skidding on the surface before stopping might have inspired the conventional aircraft landing made with shallow descent and rollout. On the other hand people like the Wrights may have just figured that out for themselves. \nSome landing styles not yet emulated by planes: Braking to a stop and grabbing hold of a branch, and diving into the water!
233387
Everything you want to know....\n\nhttp://www.howstuffworks.com/airplane.htm
460526
I have always wanted to fly around the world at the speed of sound and as low as i could get.I think that would be some of the most spectacular sites to see,just a whiteknuckle ride that would never stop!
560802
he was part of a start a minor movement in the us at the turn of the century to care abotu hte enviro along with teddy roosevelt. he wrote about the beauty and wonder of nature and it became an escape for many people stuck in the dirty citys of the industrial revolution. some could not get out for a holiday etc. and this was theri only means of escape...it also goes along with the impressionist movement in art with painters like monet and manet etc.
423204
It would definitely be flying,because it is the only thing that can give you a pleasure incomparable to anything on this planet...this way you can touch the sky,fly like a bird-why do you think all birds sing?i think to express their happiness from flying above the clouds,from plunging downwards when they are high or ascending suddenly when they are low...it is the only of the five things mentioned that can make you feel totally free.besides,after having tried one bungee jumping,i think i have the knowledge of what it is to fly(even for a short time).I will not deny,of course,that the other super powers are alluring,but flying has always been a dream people would like fulfilled.I must add though,that as a guy,i wouldn't mind having the X-ray vision(hello ladies!!!) or invisibility ,or either one combined with telepathy(wow!),but this would be to serve personal interests,and as Spiderman said:"great power means great responsibility"...speaking of personal interests,freezing time would be an invaluable skill,since there would be no bank left unrobbed(and no remorse too)...