Who were the Wright brothers?

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Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Wright Brothers are famous for being credited with the worlds first manned flight in a heavier-than-air aircraft. Their aircraft, "The Wright Flyer" while very crude by today's standard was able to maintain controllable flight for up to 39 minutes, even though the first flight was only 120 feet.

Their first flights took place on December 17th 1903, on the Outer Banks in North Carolina

The brothers eventually founded a successful company which merged with Curtis to become Curtis-Wright which is still around today (NYSE: CW)

Wilbur died of typhoid fever in 1912 leaving Orville to run the company which he sold shortly thereafter and became an elder statesman of aviation, serving on various official boards and committees, including the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)

Orville died in 1923 of complications from his 2nd heart attack.
The Wright Brothers created the first successful flight in a self-propelled aircraft on a sand dune near Kitty Hawk in 1903.
the wright brothers created the worlds first air plane.

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