In 1903, the Wright brothers were credited with the achieving the first powered flight. Prior to achieving manned flight, they would construct kites that looked like their aircraft and fly them.

Question

In 1903, the Wright brothers were credited with the achieving the first powered flight. Prior to achieving manned flight, they would construct kites that looked like their aircraft and fly them.

What role did the kites play in the design process?

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They allowed them to come up with alternate solutions.
They served as the redesign of the product.
They were the best solution to the problem.
They were models.

Answer 1

They were models.

Answer 2

In 1903, the Wright brothers were credited with the achieving the first powered flight. Prior to achieving manned flight, they would construct kites that looked like their aircraft and fly them.

They were models.

The role of the kites in the design process of the Wright brothers' aircraft was that they served as models.