Identifying the source of your supplied metals is the main purpose of Conflict Minerals Compliance. A Smelter is the first stop for raw materials once they have been mined or recycled by the provider.
The first airplane to take flight was built by the Wright brothers  in Ohio USA and was transported first to North Carolina and flown  for its first time there.
When was the first airplane discovered and who discovered it? The first airplane was invented in 1903 by Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright (brothers). It flew for 12 seconds ANS 2 - MANY inventors across the world invented and flew shortâ¦ flights in aircraft before the Wright brothers. Nobody 'discovered' the first aircraft - they were developed after much trial and many errors in the USA, France, Britain and other countries all through the late 1800's.