Which of the Wright brothers was the first to successfully fly their plane for the first time, based on the toss of a 50-cent piece?

Linus

It was Orville. Apparently, he wished he could fly right up to the sky. Feb 13 03, 2:22 PM

McGruff

Question #88834. moondoggyswife asks: Which Wright brother was the first person to fly in an airplane? Quiz_Beagle posts: Orville. http://www.fi.edu/flights/first/during.html Nov 21 07, 7:35 PM Question #88837. ruthlesruthie asks: Which Wright brother was the first person to fly in an airplane? Rootville posts: I believe Orville Wright was the very first. And an article I've just come across happens to agree with that. "The brothers built a movable track to help launch the Flyer. This downhill track would help the aircraft gain enough airspeed to fly. After two attempts to fly this machine, one of which resulted in a minor crash, Orville Wright took the Flyer for a 12-second, sustained flight on December 17, 1903. This was the first successful, powered, piloted flight in history. In 1904, the first flight lasting more than five minutes took place on November 9. The Flyer II was flown by Wilbur Wright." http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_wright_brothers.htm Nov 21 07, 9:20 PM Nov 21 07, 10:02 PM

MonkeyOnALeash

" Wilbur won a coin toss and made the first attempt to fly the machine. " http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/wright/ Sorry! Too much for me to read... " Wright brothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana in 1867; Orville in Dayton, ..... Wilbur won a coin toss and made an unsuccessful three-second flight attempt ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers - 152k - Cached" http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=wilbur+and+orville+wright+coin+toss&btnG=Google+Search " Then they went back to Dayton and started to work on building an airplane with a propeller and engine. Finally the finished building the parts and shipped them to Kitty Hawk to build the airplane there. When they got there Wilbur and Orville decided to have a coin toss. Wilbur won and was the first one to try and fly the airplane. " http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b4wrightbros8je.htm Nov 22 07, 12:02 AM

queproblema

"Both brothers were eager to pilot the first flight. A coin toss gave Wilbur the honor, but his attempt on Dec. 14 failed. Orville was successful on the next attempt on Dec. 17." http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wright.htm Nov 22 07, 1:23 AM

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