Many great inventions are initially greeted with ridicule and disbelief. The invention of the airplane was no exception. Although many people who heard about the first powered flight on December 17, 1903 were excited and impressed, others reacted with peals of laughter. The idea of flying an aircraft was repulsive to some people such people called Wilbur and Orville Wright, the inventors of the first flying machine, impulsive fools Negative reactions, however, did not stop the Wrights.lmpelled by their desire to succeed, they continued their experiments in aviation.