Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912),[a] were American aviation pioneers generally credited[3][4][5] with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, 4 mi (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at what is now known as Kill Devil Hills. The brothers were also the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible ...
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Name Entry: Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
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Name Entry: ריט, אוריל, 1871-1948
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Name Entry: 来特, 奥维尔, 1871-1948
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Name Entry: Lai-tʻe, O-wei-erh, 1871-1948
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Place: Kitty Hawk
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