The Tragic Story of the Wright Brothers and the First Airplane Disaster.

Click HERE for a huge discount on the 2-year deal with NORD VPN 1 FREE month 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! If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👇 👉🏻 📲 Join the Mentour Pilot Discord server here! 👉🏻 I have also created an Amazon page with Aviation books, material and flight simulator stuff that I think you will enjoy! 👉🏻 Follow my life on instagram and get awesome pictures from the cockpit! 📲 To find the right HEADSET for YOU, check out BOSE Aviation 👉🏻 Artwork in the studio 👉🏻 Get some Awesome Mentour Pilot merch 👉🏻 ? Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out! Sources ----------------------------------------------------- Hockey Game: President Printing Press Building: Child Wilbur: Library of Congress Child Orville: Library of Congress Orville: Library of Congress Wilbur: Library of Congress Milton Wright: UNKNOWN Pénaud’s Helicopter: Linda Hall Library Alphonse Pénaud: UNKNOWN Susan Catherine Koerner Wright: Library of Congress Newspaper: Library of Congress Bicycle Shop: Curtis Wright Working at bicycle: Library of Congress Working at in shop: Library of Congress Otto Lilenthal: A. Regis Otto Glider: Ottomar Anschütz - Lilienthal Museum, Anklam Otto Glider: Library of Congress) Otto’s Designs: Otto Glider: UNKNOWN Wing Warp: James Bell Pettigrew Schematic: Alonso-brosmann Kitty Hawk: John T. Daniels Wind Tunnel: Wright Glider: Wright Glider 2: Wright Model 1: UNKNOWN Charles Taylor: UKNOWN Engine 1: UNKNOWN Engine 2: UNKNOWN Wright Flyer II: Library of Congress Wright Flyer III: Library of Congress Wilbur in france: Frank Lahm 1: Frank Lahm 2: SDASM Archives 2 Seats: Library of Congress Crash 1: AP Photo Shed: Library of Congress French Newspaper: Library of Congress French Crowd: The Henry Ford Thomas Selfridge: Harper’s Weekly Crash: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Crash 2: UNKOWN Brothers together: DaytonCVB Thanks to @Chanute7 for the WrightFlyer1903 Beta version for X-plane 11 CHAPTERS ----------------------------------------------------- 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