Abafowethu bakaWright. Ukuguquka kwemicabango yokuqala.

Abantu baseMelika uWilber no-Orville Wright, ngokungangabazeki, babe negalelo elikhulu ekuthuthukiseni izindiza kanye ne-aerodynamics. Abazalwane ababili, abanezimo zabo kanye namakhono abo okucabanga okuhlangene nabo ababacindezela ukudala ukuphumelela okukhulu, kuze kube phakade babashiya amagama abo emlandweni wezobuchwepheshe kanye nesayensi. Kodwa ithuba lokubonisa ukuhlakanipha kwabo akuzange lifike ngokushesha. Sekuyisikhathi eside basebenzela esitolo sabo - i-workshop lapho bethengisa khona futhi balungisa amabhayisikili (kuhlanganise nomkhiqizo wabo), imishini yokunyathelisa, izinjini nezinye izindlela eziningi zobuchwepheshe.

Ngesikhathi sabo sokuphumula, abazalwane babethanda ukufunda imisebenzi yezazi ezihlukahlukene zezindiza, njengo-Otto Lilienthal, u-Octave Shanut, uSamuel Pierport Langley, nabanye abaningi, njengokuthi, baphefumulela uWilbur Wright emcabangweni wokuqala. Ngemva kokubona isikhathi eside izinyoni zezindiza, wafakazela ngokucophelela ekucabangeni kwayo okulula: "Kungenzeka yini ukulinganisa amandla amandla izinyoni ezisebenzisa uma zihamba ngezindiza, zishintsha kuphela isikhundla samaphiko, ngaphandle kokusebenzisa imisipha?". Njenganoma imuphi omunye umbono, wayedinga ubufakazi. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakunabantu abaningi abathanda, ababizwa ngokuthi amaphayona asezindiza, abazama ukuphinda bavuselele izindiza ezindiza ngezindiza. Ngokuyinhloko uWilbert uphefumulele ukufa kuka-Otto Lilienthal, ophethe umshayeli wakhe waphenduka umoya wangena emhlabathini wangena emphunjini ngephunga lakhe, ephula umsizi we-Lilienthal. Amazwi kaLilienthal okufa: "Izisulu zingenakugwemeka," kwenza umqondo kaWright uguquke ekuqondeni okuvela ekutheni kube nokukwazi ukulawula ngokucophelela indiza ngokuphepha okuphezulu komshayeli.

Ukuhlolwa kwabo kwaqala ngomhlaba, okwenza izinhlobonhlobo ezihlukahlukene zama-kites nezinye izinto, ikakhulukazi kusuka ephepheni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umsebenzi wabo eWright Cycle Exchange workshop wanikeza izingxenye zamakhono zobuchwepheshe kanye namakhono okuzama ukuklama izindiza. Ngaso sonke isikhathi, ama-Wrights athuthukisa imibono yabo ngokwengeziwe kuze kube yilapho imidwebo yokuqala yendiza yasekuqaleni yayilungisiwe, ngokusekelwe endleleni yezintambo ezintathu zokujikeleza kwendiza, okuyisenzakalo esasetshenziswa nanamuhla. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakunesibonakaliso sezinjini zamanzi kakade, kodwa ukusetshenziswa kwazo ngendlela yezinjini kwakungeke kwenzeke ngenxa yesisindo sabo esindayo. Kodwa ikhono likaWilber no-Owil lokusebenza njengendlela eyodwa, laletha ukucabanga komqondo wabo ekudaleni i-propeller ekhethekile kanye ne-fuel encane eyayincane kakhulu kunezinjini ezaziwa ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa yayingekho ngaphansi kwamandla kubo (cishe amahhashi angu-8).

Usuku lomlando lwangoDisemba 17, 1903. Edolobheni likaKitty Hawk, okuthiwa i-Outer Shores eNyakatho Carolina, umqondo wokuqala waseWright Brothers ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwengu-4 yokuziphendukela kwemvelo ekugcineni wathola indlela yayo yokubonakalisa ngesimo sezindiza. Yonke imininingwane izimoto ezenziwe ngokwabo. Ezingeniswa yiwo, injini yephesolini ekhanyayo efanayo yayihlotshaniswa nama-propellers amabili amaketanga ebhayisikili. Emoyeni, imoto yayilawulwa ngendwangu ehlanganiswe nephiko kanye nomsila. Isondo lokugibela elifakwe emnsaleni lalisetshenziselwa ukulawula i-angle engozini.

Kulolu suku ukulungiselela idivayisi, kusize abahlengikazi basekhaya be-Wright. Babiza umshini ohamba ngezinyawo "Letunom". Omunye kubo, uJohn Daniels, wayala ukuba "isithombe se-Letuna" sitholakale ekusetshenzisweni kokuxhashazwa. U-Orville wagijima kuqala, uWilber wahlala ne-stopwatch. Leli qembu lokuqala lezindiza eliyishumi nambili lishaya abazalwane bakaWright kakhulu kangangokuthi uWilber ukhohliwe ukuyeka isitimela, futhi u-Orvil wamangala kangangokuba ukhohlwa ukuyeka i-propeller, kodwa uDaniels wenza konke ayekudingayo futhi isithombe sakhe sokuqala esithathwe empilweni saba omunye odume kakhulu emhlabeni Umlando wezindiza. Imoto kaWright yashiya! Izindiza ezilandelayo zazingamamitha angu-52 namamitha angu-60 ubude obude ngamamitha amathathu ngaphezulu kwezinga lomhlabathi.

Ngosuku olufanayo, abafowethu bathumela i-telegram elandelayo kuyise, umbhishobhi we-Evangelical Church: "Impumelelo yezindiza zokuqala ezingu-4 ngoLwesine ekuseni iphikisana nomoya. Amamitha angu-57 ahamba phambili emoyeni amamitha angu-57 ubude kunamagama angu-57 azisa umsakazo wendlu kaKhisimusi ejabulisayo." Lapho umqhubi we-telegraph ebuza ukuthi angayithumela yini umngane osebenza ephephandabeni lendawo, abazalwane bakaWright benqabe, befuna ukuthi izindaba zendiza yabo ziphume eSttonton yazo. Kodwa opharetha we-telegraph, okwamanje engamnaki ukuvinjelwa, wakhonza njengomfutho wolwazi. Ngokushesha, umngane wakhe, umlobi wezombangazwe u-E. Moore, efuna ukufuna isihloko esiyingqayizivele esihlokweni, waphrinta i-athikili engu-99% ephikisayo eyalondoloza umsebenzi wakhe.

Ngakho-ke, abazalwane bakaWright babonisa isibonelo sabo amandla okucabanga komuntu nokuqaphela kwawo kwifomu eguquguqukayo yomhlaba wonke.