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The Wright Brothers

By olenka
  • Wilbur Wright

    Wilbur Wright

    He born in Dayton Ohio
  • Orville Wright

    Orville Wright

    He borned in Dayton, Ohio
  • Wilbur and Orville open the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton

    Wilbur and Orville open the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton

    In 1892

  • Wilbur wrote the Smithsonian asking for all the information about aeronautics.

    That year he began his aeronautical experiments
  • Orville and Wilbur went to Kitty Hawk

    Orville and Wilbur went to Kitty Hawk

    They test their second glider in July-August in 1901

  • Wright achieve flight on December 17

  • Wilbur Succes in flying in a complete circle

  • Wrights begin negotiations with Great Britain, France, and Germany

    In 1906

  • Orville makes U.S. Army test flights.

    At Fort Meyer and establishes records with and without passengers.

  • Wilbur trains first U.S. Army fliers

    At College Park, Maryland.
  • Hudson-Fulton Exhibition in New York City.

    Hudson-Fulton Exhibition in New York City.

    They flew around the Statue of Liberty and later around Manhattan Island in 1909

  • Congressional Medal is awarded to the Wrights by resolution of Congress

    "In recognition of the great service of Wright Brothers the invention of the Wright aeroplane, and for their ability, courage, and success in navigating the air."

  • Wilbur dies in Dayton

  • Orville establishes Wright Aeronautical Laboratory in Dayton

  • President Wilson appoints Orville a member of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

  • Orville dies of heart attack in Dayton.

  • The Wright Brother's 1903 airplane arrives to Smithsonian from London

    The Wright Brother's 1903 airplane arrives to Smithsonian from London

    Honoring the Wright Brothers on December 17.