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Wilbur Wright
Was born this day in Millville, Indiana -
Orville Wright
Was born on this day in Dayton, Ohio -
The wright's father
The brothers’ father, Milton Wright, brought home a rubber band powered toy
helicopter -
Orville Wright
He had left high school at 18 to start a printing business -
The wright brothers
The Wright brothers were devastated when Lilienthal was killed by an unexpected gust of wind in a glider accident in 1890 -
Orville Wright
In 1893, when bicycling had become popular, the enterprising Wright brothers decided to open a bicycle repair shop across the street. Eventually they were building and selling custom-made bicycles as well as repairing them -
The wright's glider
Confident their design was sound, the Wrights built a 17-foot glider with an unusual
forward elevator. They went to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, hoping to gain flying
experience, but the wings generated less lift than expected, and they flew the glider mostly
as a kite, working the control surfaces from the ground. Wilbur’s time aloft in free flight
totaled only 10 seconds. They went home somewhat discouraged, but convinced they had
achieved lateral and longitudinal control. -
First flight
This flight was the first powered flight on planet Earth. -
President honors the wright brothers
President Roosevelt signs a deal with the wright brothers to supply the US. Army Airplanes -
Wilbur Dies
They continued to design and manufacture planes until 1912, when Wilbur died of typhoid fever
