Recently in physics we took off with a study in flight where we learned about a few of the brave people who have taken flying to new heights. The trailblazers in this field are the Wright brothers. Orville and Wilbur worked hard to design a machine that could allow man to fly. Starting with kites and gliders, the Ohioan brothers used perseverance to research and develop the first airplane to take flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC. Although the first flight only lasted 12 secon