Category Archives: Wright Brothers

Katharine Wright’s Legacy

Posted on September 17, 2013 by dawne

Special Collections and Archives in the Wright State University Libraries holds one of the most complete collections of Wright Brothers material in the world. This collection documents the story of the invention of powered flight by two brothers from Dayton, … Continue reading →

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“a flight very modest compared with that of birds”

Posted on December 17, 2011 by lynda

December 17, 1903. At 10:35 a.m., Orville Wright takes off into a 27 mph wind. The distance covered was 120 feet, and the time aloft was 12 seconds. Wilbur can be seen at right. The picture was taken with Orville’s … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2011 by lynda

  Bishop Milton Wright is perhaps best known as the individual who fathered the famous brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who pioneered flight.  But Bishop Milton Wright was also a dynamic and occasionally controversial spiritual leader within the United Brethren Church.  … Continue reading →

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