Which one of the following statements about the Wright brothers is not true?

A. They felt they had to get into the air themselves to further test their wing-warping technique.

B. On December 17, 1903, the Flyer flew for two minutes and 1200 feet.

C. They wanted to first develop an aircraft that would fly and could be controlled in flight, and then add a power plant.

D. On their first attempt to fly, Wilbur was at the controls. The Flyer became airborne but stalled and fell back into the sand. It was slightly damaged.

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Lucille Riddle

1 March, 18:22

Which one of the following statements about the Wright brothers is not true?

A. They felt they had to get into the air themselves to further test their wing-warping technique.

B. On December 17, 1903, the Flyer flew for two minutes and 1200 feet.

C. They wanted to first develop an aircraft that would fly and could be controlled in flight, and then add a power plant.

D. On their first attempt to fly, Wilbur was at the controls. The Flyer became airborne but stalled and fell back into the sand. It was slightly damaged.

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Simeon · Answer 1

On December 17, 1903, the Flyer flew for two minutes and 1200 feet.

Answer: Option B.

Explanation:

The first successful flight that was taken by the "Wright brothers" on seventeenth of December in the year 1903 was not for two minutes and more over there were four different flights that the brothers took on that same day.

The first one was for 12 seconds for 540 feet, the second flight was for thirteen seconds ans went up to 200 feet and the third flight was for fifteen seconds again for 200 feet. The fourth was the longest flight which lasted for 59 seconds.