Wright brothers
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The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who were credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. From 1905 to 1907, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.
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See also
- History by Contract
- Wright Middle School
- Katharine Wright
- Milton Wright (bishop)
- Wright Brothers flights of 1909
- Wright Brothers Medal
- Wright Cycle Company
- Wright Exhibition Team
- Wright Flyer
- Wright Flying School
- Wright Glider
- John Joseph Montgomery
- The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
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