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You might have noticed the metal rods that airplanes have on their wings, but do the pieces have a name? What are they for ...

Petrópolis, Brazil — Who invented the airplane? Questions don’t get much simpler. But in Brazil and the United States, the answer you’ll get isn’t likely to be the same. In 1903, U.S. schoolchildren ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airplane flight is one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century. The invention of the airplane ...

On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. They ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How do airplanes fly? – Benson, age 10, Rockford ...