From Fails To Flight By WrightBrosAHS Dec 5, 1892 Opened Wright Cycle Exchange May 5, 1899 Wrote Letter To Smithsonian Asking For Information On Aeronautics May 5, 1900 Moved To Kitty Hawk To Begin Manned Flights May 5, 1903 Added Power To Their Glider May 5, 1904 Built The Wright Flyer II May 22, 1906 granted U.S. Patent 821393 Dec 6, 1907 U.S. Army Signal Corps issued Specification #486 this invited bids for construction of a flying machine under military contract Nov 22, 1909 The Wright Company was incorporated Period: May 7, 1910 to May 7, 1916 Wright Brothers Flying School at Huffman Prairie trained 115 pilots who were instructed by Orville and his assistants Nov 7, 1910 The Wright Company transported the first known commercial air cargo
