Los hermanos wright biography
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Wright brothers
Orville Wright | |
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Photo: 1903 | |
| Born | (1871-08-19)August 19, 1871 Dayton, Ohio |
| Died | January 30, 1948(1948-01-30) (aged 76) Dayton, Ohio |
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), designed, built, and flew the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air airplane on December 17, 1903.[1] They had been experimenting for many years with gliders and other vehicles before their first powered flight.
Los hermanos wright biography
They are also known for making the first way to steer an airplane. They designed the aircraft in Dayton, Ohio, and their first test flight was in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Before building airplanes
[change | change source]The Wrights grew up in Dayton, Ohio.
They were sons of a minister.[2] There were many books in their house, and they were encouraged to ask questions and discover whatever they thought was interesting. Sometimes their fa