The Wright Brothers Timeline By christinehoran Period: Jan 1, 1867 to Jan 1, 1948 Wright brothers Apr 16, 1867 Wilbur Wright is born Aug 19, 1871 Orville Wright is born Jan 1, 1878 Wilbur and Orville experiment with toy helicopters Jan 1, 1886 Wilbur is hit in the face with a hockey stick and becomes very weak Mar 22, 1892 The Wright brothers open a shop to repair bycicles Mar 22, 1895 The wright brothers create the wright cycle company to manufacture bycicles Jul 28, 1899 The wright brothers experiment with a wing warping kite Oct 10, 1900 Orville and Wilbur construct a glider and test a glider Sep 24, 1901 the wright brothers experiment with a wind tunnels Dec 17, 1903 WIlbur and Orville make the worlds first controlled powered flight in Flyer