The Wright Brothers Centennial

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

A Century of Flight

Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk

Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio.

Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, who came to pay Orville a personal call at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, June 22, 1927

Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, who came to pay Orville a personal call at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, June 22, 1927

All About the Wrights

Early Developments in Human Flight
Kitty Hawk to WWII

Pioneers of Flight
Orville and Wilbur Wright

Recreating the Wright Stuff
A full replica of the historic 1903 Wright Flyer

More on Aviation History

Notable Aviators


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