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  2. Wright brothers patent war - Wikipedia

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    The Wright brothers patent war centers on the patent that the Wright brothers received for their method of airplane flight control. They were two Americans who are widely credited with inventing and building the world's first flyable airplane and making the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on December 17 ...

  3. Katharine Wright Haskell - Wikipedia

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    Katharine Wright Haskell (August 19, 1874 – March 3, 1929) was an American teacher, suffragist, and the younger sister of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright.She worked closely with her brothers, managing their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio when they were away; acting as their right-hand woman and general factotum in Europe; assisting with their correspondence and business affairs ...

  4. Wright brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. [3][4][5] They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier ...

  5. List of fatalities from aviation accidents - Wikipedia

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    Bazaar, Kansas, United States structure failure of wing Calbraith Perry Rodgers: United States 1912 Aviator, made the first transcontinental airplane flight across the U.S. Wright "Vin Fiz Flyer" Long Beach, California: Bird strike over water Stan Rogers: Canada 1983 Singer Air Canada Flight 797: Boone County, KY: In-flight fire.

  6. Wright Brothers flights of 1909 - Wikipedia

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    Wilbur Wright circles the Statue of Liberty, September 29, 1909. The airplane is flying to the left. Airplane inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright are famed for making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flights on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Lesser-known are other flights of theirs which played an important role ...

  7. 1903 in aviation - Wikipedia

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    17 December – The Wright Brothers make four flights in their Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina following years of research and development. Orville Wright takes off first and flies 120 ft (37 m) in 12 seconds. This is frequently considered the first controlled, powered heavier-than-air flight and is the first such flight photographed.

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