1. THE WRIGHTS GOT IT RIGHT

2. OVERVIEW ITERATIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING POST-SUCCESS ISSUES U.S. ARMY INVOLVEMENT

3.  THE WRIGHT BROTHERS  FIRST TO SHOW SUSTAINED CONTROLLED POWERED HEAVIER-THAN-AIR

4. WRIGHT BROTHERS  IDEAL CONDITIONS  FIRST PRACTICAL POWER PLANT  APTITUDES/ATTITUDES  FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF OTHERS (LILIENTHAL, CHANUTE, ETC)

5. WRIGHT BROTHERS  OCTOBER 1900 - FIRST GLIDER  TETHERED PROOF-OF-CONCEPT

6. WRIGHT BROTHERS  JULY 1901 - LARGER GLIDER  CONTROL PROBLEMS

7. WRIGHT BROTHERS  SEPTEMBER 1902 - THIRD GLIDER  DRAG PROBLEMS  OCTOBER 1902 - RETURNED W/1000+ FLIGHTS

10. WRIGHT BROTHERS  BUILT AN ENGINE  TWO COUNTER- ROTATING PROPS  RETURNED TO N.C. SEPTEMBER 1903

11. WRIGHT BROTHERS  DECEMBER 14  WILBUR FIRST  DECEMBER 17  ORVILLE SUCCEEDS

12. WRIGHT BROTHERS  FIRST FLIGHT - 12 SECONDS; 120 FEET  FINAL FLIGHT - 59 SECONDS, 852 FEET

13. 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

14. 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

15. WRIGHT BROTHERS FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS  SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH THE ARMY ON 10 FEB 1908  14 MAY 1908 - FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT!  DELIVERED FIRST PLANE TO THE ARMY 20 AUG 1908  FIRST FATALITY 17 SEP 1908  LT THOMAS SELFRIDGE

16. QUESTIONS????