The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers...

airplane—on December 17, 1903. Invented and flown by brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, it marked the beginning of the pioneer era of aviation. The aircraft...

successively occupied six different locations in Dayton, Ohio. Orville and Wilbur Wright began their bicycle repair, rental and sales business in 1892, while...

and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply...

full-size testing of the concept first tried on the 1899 Wright Kite. On 23 September 1900, Wilbur wrote from Kitty Hawk, "My idea is merely to experiment...

powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. From 1900 to 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright came here from Dayton, Ohio, based on information from the U.S...

prior to brothers Wilbur & Orville Wrights' flight. The Wilbur & Orville Wright Named Lecture was established in 1911 to honour the Wright brothers, the successful...

Wright brothers arrive for their second season at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, during which they will test their 1901 glider. 27 July – Wilbur Wright makes...

at Oakland, California. 20 September – Wilbur Wright makes the world's first circuit flight, in the Wright Flyer II. November – The Imperial Russian...

flow of air over bodies such as wings or through objects such as wind tunnels (see also lift and aeronautics). Astrodynamics – the study of orbital mechanics...

before capsizing. The Wright brothers optimize their No. 3 Glider wing design with the help of wind tunnel measurements. The Wright brothers fly their No...

hospitalized for seven weeks. Orville Wright later described the fatal accident in a letter to his brother, Wilbur Wright: On the fourth round, everything...

but their failures were so complete that nothing of value resulted. — Wilbur Wright Before its closure in 2020, Berlin's then busiest airport, Berlin Tegel...

available to Wilbur Wright (as well as to Orville) in the 1895 "Aeronautical Annual" which the Smithsonian Institution recommended to Wilbur Wright in June...

by Orville Wright, of 120 feet (37 m) in 12 seconds, was recorded in a famous photograph. In the fourth flight of the same day, Wilbur Wright flew 852 feet...

by Orville Wright, of 120 feet (37 m) in 12 seconds, was recorded in a famous photograph. In the fourth flight of the same day, Wilbur Wright flew 852 feet...

are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled such as drones. The Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane in 1903, recognized as "the...

letter and thinks Wilbur wants to leave. After Wilbur speaks to Dear Abby, he agrees to let Ed go, but Ed changes his mind. 108 4 "Ed's Tunnel to Freedom" Arthur...

film The Rocket Boy (1989) in Canada. Candy also provided the voice of Wilbur the Albatross in Disney's animated film The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and...

Retrieved 11 November 2019. Clemmer, Wilbur E..1966, Phase-Out of the Atlas E and F and Titan I Weapon Systems, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Historical...

propellers, the Wright Brothers realized that a propeller is essentially the same as a wing, and were able to use data from their earlier wind tunnel experiments...

Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, Rays Hill Tunnel, Sideling Hill Tunnel, Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel, Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel, and Blue Mountain Tunnel, and the road...

Richard P. Hallion, Oxford University Press, 2003 Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers, by Fred Howard, Dover, 1987 A Heritage of...

stall. Wilbur Wright encountered stalls for the first time in 1901, while flying his second glider. Awareness of Lilienthal's accident and Wilbur's experience...

members went on to start a growing US-based aviation firm. In 1908 Wilbur Wright finally visited Europe and in August made a series of flight demonstrations...

befriended Wilbur Wright during his sensational 1908 public demonstrations in France, had offered the prize hoping that Wilbur would win. Wilbur wanted to...

paved the way for the first powered flight. On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first successful powered aircraft. The flight, and the...

Center for Cartographic Research and Spatial Analysis. OCLC 11918446. Rich, Wilbur (1989). Coleman Young and Detroit Politics: From Social Activist to Power...

Olive–Harvey College, Truman College, Harold Washington College, and Wilbur Wright College, in addition to the privately held MacCormac College.[citation...

originally made by Bowlus-Teller then by Wally; designer William Stout; Wilbur Bontrager of Jayco; Lazydays and the Family Motor Coach Association. Directed...