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  1. www.biography.com › inventors › orville-wrightOrville Wright - Death, Wright Brothers & Life - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · The Wright family moved to Richmond, Indiana, in 1881. In Richmond, Orville developed a love of kites and soon began making his own at home. By 1884, the family was back in Ohio, where Orville ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wright_brothersWright brothers - Wikipedia

    The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. [3] [4] [5] They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier ...

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  4. airandspace.si.edu › explore › storiesThe Wright Brothers | National Air and Space Museum

    The Wright brothers—you may have heard of them. But who exactly were they and what did they do? The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped create an entirely new world.

  5. www.history.com › topics › inventionsWright Brothers: First Flight, Plane & Kitty Hawk - HISTORY

    Nov 6, 2009 · When they added a moveable rudder, the Wright brothers found they had the magic formula. On December 17, 1903, they succeeded in flying the first free, controlled flight of a power-driven, heavier ...

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  7. www.britannica.com › biography › Wright-brothersWright brothers | Biography, Inventions, Hometown, Plane ...

    Apr 19, 2024 · Wright brothers, were American inventors and aviation pioneers who achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight (1903). Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana, U.S.—May 30, 1912, Dayton, Ohio) and his brother Orville Wright (August 19, 1871, Dayton—January 30, 1948, Dayton) also built and flew the first fully practical airplane (1905).

  8. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleFirst Flight: How Wright Brothers Changed the World

    Dec 16, 2003 · As Wilbur Wright watched his brother Orville guide their flying machine into the air, the past and the future separated and the world started shrinking. Thursday, December 17, 1903, dawned windy ...

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  10. airandspace.si.edu › stories › editorialThe Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk - National Air and Space Museum

    Jun 23, 2022 · At 10:35 a.m., on December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made history in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, when they made the first powered, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air flying machine, a craft they designed and built, simply called the Flyer. The airplane had been invented.

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