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Who was the very first person to die in a powered aviation accident? In this video i will explain the background to the very first accident but also how powered flight was inwented by the Wright Brothers back in 1903. Enjoy the video!

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Sources
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Hockey Game: President
https://hockeygods.com

Printing Press Building: wright-brothers.org

Child Wilbur: Library of Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_...

Child Orville: Library of Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Orville: Library of Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Wilbur: Library of Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Milton Wright: UNKNOWN
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Pénaud’s Helicopter: Linda Hall Library
https://www.lindahall.org/

Alphonse Pénaud: UNKNOWN
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Susan Catherine Koerner Wright: Library of Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Newspaper: Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materia...

Bicycle Shop: Curtis Wright
https://www.curtisswrightds.com/

Working at bicycle: Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppprs.00...

Working at in shop: Library of Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Otto Lilenthal: A. Regis
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Otto Glider: Ottomar Anschütz - Lilienthal Museum, Anklam
https://en.wikipedia.org

Otto Glider: Library of Congress)
https://www.airspacemag.com/

Otto’s Designs:
https://www.vintag.es/

Otto Glider: UNKNOWN
https://www.delta-club-82.com

Wing Warp: James Bell Pettigrew
https://www.wright-brothers.org/

Schematic: Alonso-brosmann
https://www.goodfon.com/

Kitty Hawk: John T. Daniels
https://ia.wikipedia.org/

Wind Tunnel: wright-brothers.org
https://www.wright-brothers.org/

Wright Glider: wright-brothers.org
https://www.wright-brothers.org/

Wright Glider 2: wright-brothers.org
https://www.wright-brothers.org/

Wright Model 1: UNKNOWN
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Charles Taylor: UKNOWN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Engine 1: UNKNOWN
https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/

Engine 2: UNKNOWN
https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/

Wright Flyer II: Library of Congress
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_...

Wright Flyer III: Library of Congress
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_...

Wilbur in france:
https://waverlyhs.weebly.com/

Frank Lahm 1: wright-brothers.org
https://www.wright-brothers.org/

Frank Lahm 2: SDASM Archives
https://en.wikipedia.org

2 Seats: Library of Congress
https://cdn.theatlantic.com

Crash 1: AP Photo
https://www.theatlantic.com

Shed: Library of Congress
https://www.theatlantic.com

French Newspaper: Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov

French Crowd: The Henry Ford
http://ophelia.sdsu.edu:8080/henryfor...

Thomas Selfridge: Harper’s Weekly
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Crash: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
https://www.thoughtco.com/
Crash 2: UNKOWN
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net

Brothers together: DaytonCVB
https://www.daytoncvb.com

Thanks to @Chanute7 for the WrightFlyer1903 Beta version for X-plane 11


CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Context
01:30 - The Bishop’s Boys
04:11 - Inspirations
04:59 - The Problems with Flight
06:54 - More Lift Required
08:36 - The Wright Flyer I
10:00 - The Events at Kitty Hawk
10:46 - The First Flight
12:01 - The Naysayers
12:27 - Getting Noticed
14:02 - Expanding Out
15:56 - That Fateful Day
18:49 - The First Flight Crew
19:23 - The First Recommendations