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Why Wilbur Wright Deserves the Bulk of the Credit for the First Flight
Benjamin Franklin did fly a kite with a key to discover electricity. (Not exactly.) Wilbur and Orville Wright, the legendary brothers, together invented manned mechanical flight. To deconstruct ...
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Pioneering brothers’ Wright Flyer III designated Ohio’s official state plane
Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane.Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright’s crowning achievement, the world’s first practical fixed-wing aircraft made ...
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‘Their Tesla’: Pioneering brothers’ Wright Flyer III is designated Ohio’s official state plane
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright’s crowning achievement, the world’s first practical ...