THE WRIGHTS GOT IT RIGHT
OVERVIEW ITERATIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING POST-SUCCESS ISSUES U.S. ARMY INVOLVEMENT
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS FIRST TO SHOW SUSTAINED CONTROLLED POWERED HEAVIER-THAN-AIR
WRIGHT BROTHERS IDEAL CONDITIONS FIRST PRACTICAL POWER PLANT APTITUDES/ATTITUDES FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF OTHERS (LILIENTHAL, CHANUTE, ETC)
WRIGHT BROTHERS OCTOBER FIRST GLIDER TETHERED PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
WRIGHT BROTHERS JULY LARGER GLIDER CONTROL PROBLEMS
WRIGHT BROTHERS SEPTEMBER THIRD GLIDER DRAG PROBLEMS OCTOBER RETURNED W/1000+ FLIGHTS
WRIGHT BROTHERS BUILT AN ENGINE TWO COUNTER- ROTATING PROPS RETURNED TO N.C. SEPTEMBER 1903
WRIGHT BROTHERS DECEMBER 14 WILBUR FIRST DECEMBER 17 ORVILLE SUCCEEDS
WRIGHT BROTHERS FIRST FLIGHT - 12 SECONDS; 120 FEET FINAL FLIGHT - 59 SECONDS, 852 FEET
WRIGHT BROTHERS SO WHAT??? LITTLE RECOGNITION IN THE U.S. GREAT BRITAIN WANTED TO BUY PATENT AWARDED 22 MAY 1906 SIGNAL CORPS SPECIFICATION NUMBER 486 AWARDED 23 DEC 1907
WRIGHT BROTHERS SIGNAL CORPS SPECIFICATION # 486 SPEED OF 40 MPH COULD CARRY TWO PEOPLE (350#) FUEL FOR 125 MILES CONTROLLABLE IN ALL DIRECTIONS 1 HOUR ENDURANCE W/TURNAROUND SIMPLE STARTING DEVICE LAND IN A FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TRAIN TWO PILOTS
WRIGHT BROTHERS FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH THE ARMY ON 10 FEB 1908 14 MAY FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT! DELIVERED FIRST PLANE TO THE ARMY 20 AUG 1908 FIRST FATALITY 17 SEP 1908 LT THOMAS SELFRIDGE
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