1. The Wright BrothersHow they invented the Airplane By Russell Freedman

2. Orville Wright Born: August 19,1871- Died: January 30,1948 Job/Occupation: printer/publisher, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer Spouse: none Orville Wright’s signature and picture

3. Wilbur Wright Born: April 16,1867- Died: May 30,1912 Job/Occupation: editor, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer Spouse: none Wilbur Wright’s signature and picture

4. Summary • Orville And Wilbur Wright invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. Two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. The first man in controlled flight