World's First Military Airplane
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- Creator
- National Air and Space Museum
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- 18,648
- Video Title
- World's First Military Airplane
- Description
- In 1908, the U.S. Army was interested in the Wright brothers' airplanes and put out an advertisement for bids. The Wrights designed an airplane to meet the performance requirements but suffered a setback during the first flight test, when a propeller malfunction caused it to crash. They came back the next year with a new airplane and won the contract - making the 1909 Military Flyer it the world's first military airplane. Credits: [Orville Wright at start of flight, Fort Meyer i.e. Myer, Va]. 1909. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/96512085/.
- Video Duration
- 1 min 33 sec
- YouTube Keywords
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- Uploaded
- 2016-10-13T22:12:21.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- airandspace
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- Education
- Topic
- Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences
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- yt_JuaKk5gR0ok
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