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Lesson 34:
Wings to Fly
Who were the first people to fly?
Two men from France flew a hot-air balloonfor twenty-fiveminutes over Pairs,
France,in 1783.
When was the first airplane?
In 1903,the American brothers Orville and Wilbur Wrightwere thefirst to fly an airplane with an engine.
The airplane flew for twelve seconds.
It travelled almost forty metres.
In 1909,Louis Bleriot flew from France to England.
In 1919,Alcock and Brown flew across the Atlantic Ocean.
In the same year,airplanes started to fly between Paris,
France and London,England every day.
The planes carried passengers.
People could now travel long distances by air.
Airports and runways were built for the new airplanes.
Planes go toairports.Airports haverunwaysfor the planes.
Where do trains go?
Trains go tostations.Trains travel onrailways
When were the first jet airplanes?The first jet airplane flewin 1939.
Passengers started travelling by jet in 1952.
Can airplanes fly faster than the speed of sound?
Supersonic airplanes can fly at twice the speed of sound:2400kilometres per hour.
The fastest airplanes can fly 3600 kilometres per hour.
FASCINATING FACT
At today's busiest airports,airplanes take off and land everyforty seconds.
When planes go up,theytake off.
When they come down,theyland.
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