世界節(jié)假日博覽 第141期:航空日

Aviation Day is on August the 19th. It is a day to celebrate the development and importance of aviation in the world. The holiday started in 1939. President Franklin Roosevelt decided theanniversary of Orville Wright's birthday should be National Aviation Day in the U.S.A. Wright was one of the brothers who made the first ever flight.President Roosevelt invited “the people of the United States to observe National Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in aviation”.Today, this means educational workshops in schools learning about the history of aviation. It is also a good time for airlines to try and get students interested in a career in aviation, either as a pilot or a member of the ground crew.Orville Wright piloted the world’s first airplane, the Wright Flyer.He and his brother Wilbur built an airplane with controls that enabled them to steer.Orville’s historic flight took place on December the 17th, 1903. The flight lasted just 12 seconds. In that short time, he flew a total of 120 feet, 40 metres. The Wright brothers were bicycle engineers who believed man could fly. Theybelieved the secret to what was called “the flying problem” was not more powerful engines, but better aerodynamics.They knew that if a bicycle could remain upright while moving forwards, an airplane could fly in a straight line. Their wing and propeller design changed the world forever.

航空日設在8月19號。這一節(jié)日是用來慶祝世界航空的發(fā)展及其重要性。它始于1939年。富蘭克林·羅斯?？偨y(tǒng)決定將奧維爾·萊特的周年紀念日設為美國的國家航空日。萊特是制造第一架飛機的兄弟中的一個。羅斯?？偨y(tǒng)鼓勵“美國人民用合適的活動慶祝航空日，進一步激發(fā)人們對航空事業(yè)的興趣。”如今，航空日意味著到學校的教育研習班學習航空史。航空日也是航空公司讓學生對航空事業(yè)產生興趣的好時機，無論是當飛行員還是做地勤人員都好。奧維爾·萊特駕駛了世界上的第一架飛機——萊特飛行者。他和他的兄弟威爾伯用控制裝置制造了第一架飛機，使它能夠受控制。奧維爾的歷史性飛行是在1903年12月17號。這次飛行持續(xù)了12秒。那么短的時間內，他總共飛行了12英尺，約40米。萊特兄弟是自行車修理員，他們相信人類可以飛起來。萊特兄弟確信解決“飛行難題”的秘訣不是更有力的發(fā)動機，而是更好的空氣動力。萊特兄弟知道如果自行車能夠向前移動時保持垂直，那么飛機也可以飛成直線。萊特兄弟的機翼和螺旋槳設計永遠改變了世界。