Orville's last flight

The Wright brothers - The history of the aeroplane

By vicaggeli
  • Wilbur Wright's birth

    Wilbur Wright's birth

    Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana on April 16, 1867
  • Orville Wright's Birth

    Orville Wright's Birth

    Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio, on August 19, 1871
  • Their father's present

    Their father's present

    When Orville and Wilbur were ages 7 and 11, their father bought them a toy helicopter.
  • First publication of their newspaper

    First publication of their newspaper

    In 1889, the Wright brothers designed and built a printing press and they began publishing a weekly and then a daily paper, the "West Side News"
  • The Wrights' bicycle shop

    The Wrights' bicycle shop

    In 1892 they opened a bicycle shop and repaired bikes
  • The Wrights' brand

    The Wrights' brand

    In 1896 they started manufacturing their own brand.
  • Period: to

    Experiments with kites and gliders

    During this period they made aerial experiments with kites, gliders and a wind tunnel they built to test wing design.
  • The Wrights' first flight

    The Wrights' first flight

    The Wright brothers developed the first effective airplane, and made the historic first airplane flight in 1903
  • The first half-hour flight

    The first half-hour flight

    In 1905 they built an airplane that could fly for more than half an hour at a time.
  • Visit at the White House

    Visit at the White House

    In 1909 President Taft welcomed the Wright brothers in the White House and they received a Congressional medal.
  • Wilbur Wright's death

    Wilbur Wright's death

    Wilbur died of typhoid at age 45
  • Orville Wright's death

    Orville Wright's death

    Orville died of a heart attack at age77