Directory of Wright Brothers Resources

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On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright made the first heavier-than-air, machine-powered flight in the history of the world.

Subcategories

• Wright Brothers National Monument
• Wright Flyer

Resources in This Category

• First Flight Society

  http://www.firstflight.org/
  Image gallery, chronology, photos, and news on the organization's activities.

• NPR : The Forgotten Wright

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1467050
  Katherine Wright is the third, unsung Wright sibling. Some historians say that without her, the famous pioneers of flight might not have gotten off the ground. Yet Orville tried to keep her contributions out of the newspapers and history books. Harriet Baskas tells us why. Part of the series 'Hidden Treasures.' [5:25 Realaudio broadcast]

• The Wright Brothers - The Invention of the Aerial Age

  http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/
  Inventors of the first human flying machine. Page topics include family history, contemporary aeronautic discoveries, and details about the construction of the machine.

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