When Wilbur vas 11 years old, and Orville, 7, his father gave him, a toy helicopter, The kids loved building things that fly, and this fascination continued all their lives. When when the brothers were already big, went to the a Beach in North Carolina, Orville piloted tinto the air, stayed there for 12 seconds anf flew 36.5 metres. And Wilbur piloted for 59 seconds, over a distance of 60 metres