Early Life
Orville Wright- born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio.
Wilbur Wright- born on April16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana.
Wilbur Wright- born on April16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana.
Bicycles?
Orville Wright fancied bicycles and was an average bicyclist. Orville and Wilbur Wright decided to open up a bicycle shop. This is where the Wright brothers got their mechanical and buisness knowledge from.
Inspiration
The were inspired by a German glider named Otto Lilienthal. The Wright Brothers kept up with his success and learned some things alongs the way and especially when Otto Lilienthal died due to an error with one of his gliders.
First flight
Wilbur and Orville Wright went down in history as the first people to fly a plane in 1903. At first the government just thought they were silly bicycle makers that had not idea how to do this. However, eventually the Wright brothers did win the people over.