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Wilbur Wright Born
Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana in 1867. -
Orville Wright Born
Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1871. -
Wright Cycle Exchange Opens
Orville and Wilbur Wright began their bicycle repair business in 1892, and soon added rentals and sales.
In 1896 they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve and St. Claire, named after their ancestors. -
Flight of 1900 Wright Glider
The 1900 glider was the Wrights’ first piloted aircraft. First flight-tested at Kitty Hawk in the fall of that year, it incorporated the wire-braced biplane structure and wing-warping control system they developed with their 1899 kite. -
Flight of 1901 Wright Glider
The 1901 Wright Glider was the second of the brothers' experimental gliders. They tested it over the Kill Devil Hills, four miles south of Kitty Hawk. The glider was similar to the 1900 version, but had larger wings. It first flew on July 27, 1901, and was retired on August 17. During this time it made between 50 and 100 free flights, in addition to tethered flights as a kite. -
Flight of 1902 Wright Glider
The 1902 Wright Glider was the third free-flight glider built by the brothers. -
Wright Brothers First Flight
On December 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, named Wilbur and Orville Wright, were successful in flying an airplane they built. -
Wrights build Flyer II
The Flyer II was the second powered aircraft built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, in 1904. -
First Flight with Flyer III
The Wright Flyer III was the third powered aircraft built by the Wright Brothers. -
Wright Brothers Patent Granted
During their experiments of 1902 the Wrights succeeded in controlling their glider in all three axes of flight: pitch, roll and yaw. -
Wrights Sign Contract with a French Company and the U.S. Army
The Wright brothers made no flights at all in 1906 and 1907 while they pursued fitful negotiations with the U.S. and European governments.
