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The Wright Brothers
Information on Orville and Wilbur Wright's childhood, the Wright cycle shop, the first airplane, and chronology of the Wright airplane.
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/wright/print...
Wright, Wilbur and Orville
A brief biography of the Wright brothers; includes links to articles prepared by the brothers describing their invention of the airplane.
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/WrBr/Wrig...
Wright Brothers Enterprises
Flies full-scale replicas of the Wright 1902 glider and their 1899 kite, built based upon multiple historical sources. News, company background and photos.
http://hometown.aol.com/wright1902glider/W...
First Flight Society
Formed in 1926 to preserve the original site of the Wright Brothers' first flights of December 17, 1903. Includes image gallery, chronology, shrine photos, and news on society activities.
http://www.firstflight.org/
The Wright Brothers - The Invention of the Aerial Age
Inventors of the first human flying machine. Page topics include family history, contemporary aeronautic discoveries, and details about the construction of the machine.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal209/...
NPR : The Forgotten Wright
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]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...
Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company and Museum of Pioneer Aviation
An online museum of early aviation and the Wright brothers. Includes descriptions of aviation museums and monuments history, educational activities, and information on antique aircraft replicas.
http://www.first-to-fly.com/
How We Made the First Flight
HTML e-text of an account written by Orville Wright, with photos. Hosted by AeroWeb.
http://www.aero-web.org/history/wright/wri...
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2006