The exploration for oil in the southern deserts of Libya discovered vast underground resources of water which will be tapped by the Great Manmade River Project. The Great Manmade River Project will enable Libya to reclaim land from the desert with the aim of agricultural self-sufficiency by bringing water from the natural underground supplies in the south. The natural reserves tapped by this civil engineering project will provide water for several hundred years.
The Wright brothers built their own wind tunnel in 1901 to test hundreds of wing shapes, collecting data that was more accurate than what scientists had at the time.
When no company could build a light enough engine, the Wright brothers' mechanic Charlie Taylor built a 12-horsepower engine for the Wright Flyer in just six weeks.
The Wright brothers controlled their plane using "wing warping," twisting the wingtips to roll left or right, an idea inspired partly by watching birds.