Although the Wright brothers succeeded with the invention of the first flying machine in 1903, the majority of people at that time considered the idea of a human-made aircraft to be too unrealistic or too dangerous. Previously, several inventors had been working on aircraft, but their designs failed because the devices they developed lacked proper stability and control mechanisms.
The Wright brothers had a different approach toward this problem. Unlike the other inventors who focused exclusively on the power of the engines, the Wright brothers had a special interest in stability and balance. As per the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Wright brothers studied birds' wings and turns while creating their theories on controlled flights.
