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Lesson 8 Grammar The Simple Past Tense Context Flying 6859_Ch08_pp223-260.indd 223 10/5/09 11:28:13 AM 224 Lesson 8 1. Do you like to travel by airplane? Why or why not? 2. What are the names of some famous inventors? Before You Read The Wright Brothers—Men with a Vision Over 100 years ago, people only dreamed about flying. The Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, were dreamers who changed the world. Wilbur Wright was born in 1867 and Orville was born in 1871. In 1878, they received a paper flying toy from their father. They played with kites and started to think about the possibility of flight. When they were older, they started a bicycle business. They used the bicycle shop to design their airplanes. They studied three aspects of flying: lift, control, and power. In 1899, they constructed their first flying machine—a kite made of wood, wire, and cloth. It had no pilot. Because of wind, it was difficult to control. They continued to study aerodynamics. 1 Finally Wilbur designed a small machine with a gasoline engine. Wilbur tried to fly the machine, but it crashed . They fixed it and flew it for the first...