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Wilbur Wright is born
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Orville Wright is Born
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Orville takes up kite-flying
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Orville and Wilbur test wing wrapping
The Wright Brothers build and fly a bipplane kite in order to test the "wing warping" method of controlling a flying machine, which influences them to continue their research on planes. -
The Wright Brothers Increase Their Air Travel Distance
The Wright brothers spend somewhere between 700 and 1000 experimental flights and increase their flight of their glider up to over 600 feet in air travel distance -
The Wright Brothers Test Propellers
Wrights conduct experiments with propellers and begin to build their first four-cylinder engine. -
Wrights Make Practice Flights With Their New Flying Machine.
Wilbur flies their new powerful plane and manages to do the first turn in a heavier-than-air object and by the end of the day manages to do a full turn. -
Wrights Carry a Passenger on a Flight for the First Time
The Wrights carry a passenger on a flight for the first time, the passenger, being Charles W. Furnas. -
The Military Buys the Wrights Plane
The Military Buys the plane for $25,000. It is the first military in the world to use planes. -
Congressional Medal is Awarded to the Wrights
Congressional Medal is awarded to the Wrights by resolution of Congress. -
Wilbur Dies of Typhoid Fever
Sadly, Wilbur Right dies of typhoid fever in Dayton.
