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  2. Wright brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Wright Brothers' U.S. Patent 821,393 issued 1906. The Wright brothers wrote their 1903 patent application themselves, but it was rejected. In January 1904, they hired Ohio patent attorney Henry Toulmin, and on May 22, 1906, they were granted U.S. Patent 821393 [12] for "new and useful Improvements in Flying Machines

  3. Wright Flyer - Wikipedia

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    The entry in the 1942 Annual Report of Smithsonian Institution begins with the statement "It is everywhere acknowledged that the Wright brothers were the first to make sustained flights in a heavier-than-air machine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903" and closes with a promise that "Should Dr. Wright decide to deposit the plane ...

  4. Claims to the first powered flight - Wikipedia

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    It is generally accepted today that the Wright brothers were the first to achieve sustained and controlled powered manned flight, in 1903. It is popularly held in Brazil that their native citizen Alberto Santos-Dumont was the first successful aviator, discounting the Wright brothers' claim because their Flyer took off from a rail, and in later ...

  5. Who invented the airplane? What to know about the first ... - AOL

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    You won't fly cross country in a Wright Brothers plane. But their invention and discovery more than 100 years ago launched aviation to what it is now.

  6. 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, 1903.

  7. Pasco’s aviation story took flight just after the Wright ...

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    Enter via Bergstrom Aircraft Inc., 4102 Stearman Ave., Pasco, on the airport’s east side. The museum opened in 2019 and has grown into a home for all things aviation.

  8. Wright Company - Wikipedia

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    The Wright Company was the commercial aviation business venture of the Wright brothers, established by them on November 22, 1909, in conjunction with several prominent industrialists from New York and Detroit with the intention of capitalizing on their invention of the practical airplane.

  9. 15 reasons this famous Wright brothers celebration was ... - AOL

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    On June 17-18, 1909, the entire city stopped to celebrate the brothers in a massive outpouring of respect. Do you love learning about area ... 15 reasons this famous Wright brothers celebration ...