The Wright Brothers

Life of the Wright Brothers

 Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville,
were two American inventors, regarded
in the United States and elsewhere as the
pioneers of aviation. The Wright
Brothers, Wilbur and Orville, were two of
the seven children of the Bishop of the
Church of the United Brethred, Milton
Wright and Susan Catherine Koerner. As
children, the brothers showed their skills
by building a toy "helicopter" based on a
replica of Frenchman Alp house Pénand's
pioneering invention, which sparked their
interest in flying.
 In 1884, the family moved to Dayton, Ohio,
where Orville set up a printing office, having
designed and built his own printing press, with
the help of his brother Wilbur. The brothers
then began publishing the weekly newspaper,
West Side News. From April 1890, they began
publishing The Evening daily, but publication
only lasted four months.In 1892, the Wright
brothers opened a bicycle sales shop and
repair shop. In 1896 they began manufacturing
bicycles under their own brand the Wright
Cycle Company. As early as 1890, the Wright
brothers had been researching glider flights by
German Otto Lilienthal, one of the pioneers of
aviation
 Research and experiments into building a powered plane
took shape in 1900, when the brothers began building the
first glider that was capable of carrying a man. The
second glider was similar to the first, but had a larger
wingspan. In 1902, they built the third glider with a rear
rudder that served to control yaw. On 17 April 1903, the
brothers made the first flight of the Wright glider, the first
powered plane, heavier than air, with controlled flight and
a pilot on board. The plane's engine was built by Charlie
Taylor, a mechanic who worked for the brothers. Afraid
that someone would copy their invention, the brothers did
not make the feat public. In 1909, the Wright brothers
were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor after
they returned from a tour of Europe. In 1911, Orville
tested a new glider in which the pilot was seated rather
than lying down as in earlier models. Orville glided over
Kill Devil Hills for 9 minutes 45 seconds, breaking his
previous record of 1 minute 12 seconds set in 1903