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Orville and Wilbur Wright, known as the Wright Brothers, were American pioneers in aviation widely acknowledged for conceiving, constructing, and piloting the first airplane that achieved global success. On December 17, , the Wright Flyer achieved the inaugural controlled and sustained flight of an engine-powered aircraft heavier than air. This historic event took place four miles (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at the present-day location known as Kill Devil Hills.
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EARLY LIFE OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
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Sign Me UpWilbur and Orville Wright (“The Wright Brothers”) are American inventors and aviation pioneers. They successfully built the world’s first motor-operated airplane. Thanks to their creations, people are now able to travel to other countries in a very short amount of time.
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EARLY LIFE
- Wilbur was born on a farm near Millville, Indiana, on April 16, , and Orville was born a few years later on August 19,
- The Wright brothers were the sons of Milton Wright and Susan Catherine Koerner Wright. Their father was a churc
Years Wilbur Wright Age Orville Wright Age Events 0 Wilbur Wright born in Millville, Indiana 4 0 Orville Wright born in Dayton, Ohio 11 7 The Wright brothers build their first aircraft, a rubber-band powered helicopter 17 13 The family moves back to Dayton, Ohio 18 14 Wilbur suffers a sports injury, preventing college attendance 19 15 Orville starts a printing business 22 18 Orville publishes &#;West Side News,&#; with Wilbur as editor; their mother dies 25 21 They open a bicycle sales and repair shop 26 22 They start selling and repairing bicycles 28 24 They manufacture their own bicycles, &#;St. Clair&#; and &#;Van Cleve&#; 29 25 They take an interest in the &#;flying problem&#; 32 28 Wilbur devises an aerodynamic control system and builds a kite 33 29 They build and test their first glider at Kitty Hawk 34 30 They build and test a second glider, which is unsuccessful; Wilbur presents a paper to the Western Society of Engineers 35 31 They build a third glider with a new control system, which is successful 36 32 They build the Wright Flyer and make the first succes Timeline
— Wilbur Wright is born near Millville, Indiana.
— Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio.
— Wright brothers build their first aircraft, a rubber-band powered helicopter they call a "bat."
— A sports injury leads to health problems that prevent Wilbur from attending college.
— Orville starts a printing business while he is still in high school.
— Orville 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.
— The Wright brothers begin to sell and repair bicycles.
— The Wrights manufacture their own bicycles, the "St. Clair" and the "Van Cleve." The bike business is profitable.
— The Wrights take an interest in the "flying problem."
— Wilbur devises an aerodynamic control system for aircraft and builds a kite to test it.
to — 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.
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