Younger brother Orville, who "was always very optimistic," as their grand-nephew, Wick Wright, tells THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, finally coaxed Wilbur out of the house and into his printing business.

Not Wilbur and Orville Wright. The brothers rose and dressed in suits, stiff collared shirts, ties, and caps. They rolled their flying machine—a homemade apparatus of spruce, ash, and muslin—to a ...

The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped ...

Over 9,000 certificated pilots have received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in the United States. Dave Kovach joins ...

Wilbur and Orville Wright are famous for pioneering the first motor-powered aeroplane in 1903, but a lot of their success is owed to the support of their lesser-known younger sister. Katharine ...

120 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the breakthrough that would allow humans to reach the heavens and beyond. They achieved what no one else had until then, the first successful flight ...

Younger brother Orville, who "was always very optimistic," as their grand-nephew, Wick Wright, tells THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, finally coaxed Wilbur out of the house and into his printing business.