The Wright Brothers

By tyske725

  • Wilbur Wrights Birth

    Wilbur Wright was born before his brother

  • Orville Wright's birth

    Orville Wright was Wilbur's younger brother

  • Wright Brother's first "aircraft"

    The Wright Brothers made their first aircraft. It's a rubberband powered helicopter.

  • Kitty Hawk

    The Brothers moved to Kittyhawk, North Carolina to begin working on a way to fly.

  • Wrights Brothers First to Fly

    They became the first people to fly a heavier-than-air, power-controlled machine, known as the Wright Flyer.

  • Patent Granted

    The Wrights' patent was granted, and the flying machine was called an aeroplane.

  • First Sale

    The Wrights won a bid to build the U.S. military a flying machine. They also took their invention to Europe for the first time.

  • Congressional Medals

    The brothers are awarded the Congressional Medal for their contribution to the world of their flying machine. They started a flying revolution and proved that all things are possible.

  • Wilbur Wright's Death

  • Orville Wright's Death