The Wright Brothers via Anthony P:3

Birth

Apr 16, 1867

Wilbur Wright was born in Dayton ohio. He was born on april 16 1867. He was born in a hospital in Dayton.

Birth

Aug 19, 1871

Orville Wright was also born in Dayton Ohio. He was born on august 19 1871. he was the forth child of bishop milton wright and susan catharine wright

jobs

Mar 1, 1889

Orville begins to publish the weekly West Side News. Editor and publisher, he maintains an active interest in printing and publishing for several years.

first plane

Jul 10, 1901

Wilbur and Orville Wright created there first glider in 1901. It is called kittyhawk. there insperation came from thre dad. he came home with a toy plane.

Wind Tunnel

Nov 12, 1901

The Wright brothers built a homemade wind tunnel to test planes and conduct tests on air foils. It was built near there camp at kittyhawk.

pattent

Mar 23, 1903

The wright brothers apply for a pattent on there flying machine. The pattent finnally is issued in 1906.

tests

Dec 14, 1903

When testing the cylinder aircraft, there propeller broke twice and almost caused injury. They returned to dayton ohio to make replacments.

Propellers

Dec 15, 1903

the Wrights start to expierment with propellers and begin on a cylander aircraft. They work on that throughout the whole year of 1903.

perfect

Sep 8, 1909

they create the glider of 1909 and it is more successful then the glider of 1901, but could use some tweaking. It was almost perfect.

Death

May 30, 1911

wilbur dies of typhoid fever in dayton leaving orville to run everything alone. his brothers death did not make him sad, it motivated him to finish the plane.

brothers death

Period: Dec 12, 1915 to Sep 14, 1922

Both of orvilles brothers die and he is very sad.

perfect plane

Oct 13, 1926

orville perfects the cylinder plane and fies a certain hight for two minates. All were amazed at how far they had come and thoght that would never happen.

memorial

Aug 13, 1940

there is a wilbur and orville wright memorial in dayton ohio made and dedicated to them and there planes. It was near huffman praire.

WW2

Aug 10, 1942

many of the planes like the glider of 1902 are donated to to musemums and are then packed away so they dont get broken during WW2

Death

Jan 30, 1948

orville dies of heart attack in dayton ohio. All are in shock because it was so sudden.

memory

Dec 17, 1948

there plane of 1903 is sent to the smithsonion and was presented in ceremony to always remember these great american pioneers for all they have done.