The wright brothers

The Wright Brother

By amandae3

  • Wilbur Wright

    Wilbur Wright
    Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana.

  • Orvill Wright

    Orvill Wright
    Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, in Dayton, Ohio.

  • Helicopter

    Wright brothers build their first aircraft, a rubber-band powered helicopter they call a "bat."

  • College

    A sports injury leads to health problems that prevent Wilbur from attending college.

  • High School

    Orville starts a printing business while he is still in high school.

  • Newpaper

    rville publishes a newspaper, the "West Side News," and Wilbur joins him as editor. The newspaper business does not profit and the Wrights return to "job" printing.

  • Bicycles

    The Wright brothers begin to sell and repair bicycles.

  • Bicycle Maufacture

    The Wrights manufacture their own bicycles, the "St. Clair" and the "Van Cleve." The bike business is profitable.

  • Flying

    The Wrights take an interest in the "flying problem."

  • Building a kite

    Wilbur devises an aerodynamic control system for aircraft and builds a kite to test it.
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    Kitty Hawk

    The Wright brothers fly gliders at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, refining their control system. At home in Dayton, Ohio, they build a wind tunnel and conduct research on wing shapes.

  • Flying in the Air

    The Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained powered flights at Kitty Hawk.
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    Airplane

    The Wrights develop a practical airplane near Dayton.

  • Two-Passenger Airplane

    The Wright brothers demonstrate a two-passenger airplane in Europe and America.

  • Manufacture Airplanes

    The Wrights begin to manufacture airplanes.

  • Wilbur dies

    Wilbur Wright dies of typhoid in Dayton, Ohio.

  • Sold the Plane

    Orville Wright sells his airplane.

  • Monument

    The Wright Brothers Monument at Kitty Hawk is dedicated.

  • Wright Bicyle Shop

    The Wright Bicycle Shop and Wright home are opened to the public at Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village.

  • Orville dies

    Orville Wright dies of a heart attack in Dayton, Ohio and the Wright brothers' first powered airplane, the 1903 "Flyer," is enshrined at the Smithsonian Institution.

  • Video about the Flight

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5o-fhBKf8Y