A Brief History of Flight, Part 1 The Wright Brothers I am in the process of developing a new physics course for students interesting in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones.  It occurred to me to put together a brief history of human flight. Most of us are familiar with the immense and courageous achievements of Orville and Wilbur Wright, brothers who owned a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, and who shared an inextinguishable passion for manned flight. While there were many pioneers in manned flight, no one now doubts that the Wright brothers achieved … Continue reading →