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The Wright Brothers Inventers of the first successful flying airplane BY: Jenny layer

The Wright Brothers Inventers of the first successful flying airplane BY: Jenny layer. Wilbur on left, Orville on right. Birth. Wiblur - April 16, 1876 In Millville, Indianna Orville- Auguest 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio . Wilbur Wright. Orville Wright. Family.

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The Wright Brothers Inventers of the first successful flying airplane BY: Jenny layer

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  1. The Wright BrothersInventers of the first successful flying airplaneBY: Jenny layer Wilbur on left, Orville on right

  2. Birth Wiblur- April 16, 1876 In Millville, Indianna Orville- Auguest 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio Wilbur Wright Orville Wright

  3. Family • Mother’s name was Susan Wright and had 5 kids • Had 2 older brothers named Reuchlin and Lorin • Had 1 younger sister name Katherine • Neither Orville or Wilbur married and didn’t have kids Father’s name was Milton Wright and was a minister in their church Reuchlin Wright

  4. Places where they lived The Wright brothers grew up inDayton, Ohio and also lived in Millville, Indiana Their flight tests were made in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Living quarters in North Carolina

  5. Places where they worked Worked together at a printing firm and printed their own newspaper called West Side News In 1892 they had a bicycle repair shop Opened a bicycle shop in 1893 The Wright Cycle Shop

  6. Type of science and Inspiration The Wright brothers were inspired by a German glider named Otto Litienthal Became aeronautical scientists Otto Litienthal

  7. Education Orville and Wilbur attended high school Wilbur remained in high school until his senior year Neither attended a college Orville’s class of 1890 Orville in High School

  8. Major Contributions They made the first successful airplane In North Carolina that flew 120 feet off the ground for 12 seconds

  9. Death Wilbur- May 30, 1912 in Dayton Ohio Orville- January 30, 1948 in Dayton Ohio Wilbur left Orville right

  10. Events in history 1882- Dr Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invents the first electrically powered mechanical fan 1889- The Eiffel Tower was opened Eiffel Tower

  11. Sources http://www.notablebiographies.com/We-Z/Wright-Brothers.html http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdwrigh.htm http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/wright/printdefault.asp http://wright.nasa.gov/wilbur.htm http://www.eich.com/allan/wrightbros.htm http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1880to1889.html http://wright.nasa.gov/orville.htm

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