Orville Wright

  • birth

    was born in Dayton Ohio
  • inspiration

    father brought home toy helicopter it helped inspire them to make the Airplane
  • education

    went to Dayton Central high school
  • print

    dropped out of high school to start printing business
  • tragedy

    mother died of tuberculosis
  • new start

    they started a bicycle shop
  • discovery

    they discovered propellers have to be smooth at the ends many believed they had to be sharp at the ends
  • success

    built the airplane
  • development

    developed tech for U.S Army
  • sold

    sold plane for 30,000 dollars
  • NACA

    Orville was a member of NACA
  • death

    died at Dayton Ohio

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