Wilbur and Orville Wright, also know as the Wright Brothers, were born into a family of seven people in the late 1860's. After living normal childhoods, Wilbur went to college only to drop out and then go back for further studies in Greek and trigonometry. By studying the works of those before them, The Wright Brothers began their efforts to build the world's first airplane.

The Wright Brothers employed Otto Lilienthal, a well known German engineer's findings on the lift and wing surfaces. Using this they designed their 1900 glider. The Wright patterned their aircraft after the Chanute-Herring biplane, a biplane glider that was sturdy and pretty successful.

After finding the perfect spot to start flying, near Kitty Hawk, and after carefully designing a biplane glider the Wrights were ready to test their glider. The biplane was

Fred Howard. Wilbur and Orville Wright, A biography of the Wright Brothers

Russell Freedman. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane.

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