<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">The Wright brothers succeeded in building the first airplane through product thinking.They focused on user experience, iterative testing, intellectual curiosity, hands-on learning, and perseverance.By embracing constraints and complementing skills, they achieved groundbreaking innovation in aviation.Lessons from their approach include obsession with the problem, experimentation, and perseverance.Their unconventional methods led to the creation of the first practical, controllable aircraft.