Orville Wright Quotes


We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and 4 inch stroke, weighing not over two hundred pounds, including all accessories.


Citations

Wright, Orville. "How We Made the First Flight." Flying, Dec. 1913, pp. 10-12.

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Orville Wright
Orville Wright
  • Born: August 19, 1871
  • Died: January 30, 1948
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Inventor

The Wright brothers – Orville and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) – were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, 4 mi (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.