The Wright brothers, two bicycle repairmen from Ohio, made history by achieving the first powered flight in 1903 on a windy dune in North Carolina. Their groundbreaking invention of the airplane revolutionized travel and paved the way...

Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems, cell phones, and more. And the sky is flooded with interference from routers, satellites, and,...

This video explores mankind's age-old dream of flight, from ancient cave drawings to Leonardo da Vinci's designs. It highlights how the Wright Brothers revolutionized aviation in 1903 with the invention of the first airplane, paving the...

This video explains how airplane wings work by utilizing the shape and positioning of the wing to generate lift. The fast-moving air over the curved wing creates lower pressure, allowing the air below the wing to push it upward, lifting...

MOT 1938: AVIATION PIONEER: WS EXT Sikorsky Aircraft building. CU Russian born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (1889-1972) in office looking at model airplane, four engine fixed wing. (invented four engine fixed wing & 1939 first successful...

Today we’re learning about amazing flying inventions, and doing some fitness exercises - I've put together 5 rounds of 'this or that' choices for you to do - Choose your favourite, then do the fitness activity for 30 seconds....

If you would like to read more about the development of the Wright Flyer I have companion article on my website, available hereref='http://tinyurl.com/gm8smlx' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here The Wright Brothers are often...

A flying car -- it's an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has really cracked the problem. Pilot Anna Mracek Dietrich and her team flipped the question, asking: Why not build a...

Design legend Niels Diffrient talks about his life in industrial design (and the reason he became a designer instead of a jet pilot). He details his quest to completely rethink the office chair starting from one fundamental data set: the...

Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop -- but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. Ellen 't Hoen talks about an elegant, working solution...

This video covers the Wright brothers' journey from designing the Wright Flyer to achieving the first successful powered flight. It highlights the challenges they overcame, their groundbreaking 1903 flights, and the continued...

- Help support more content like this! You may know the story of the first flight, how Orville and Wilbur Wright built an airplane that flew for the first time...

Orville and Wilbur Wright were bicycle builders with a dream—to fly. In 1903, they succeeded, changing history with the first powered airplane. In this episode, we count down the top 5 facts about the Wright Brothers, including how they...