Orville Wright
American aviation pioneer who made the first powered, sustained and controlled flight at Kill Devil Hills on 17 December 1903.
Person19 Aug 1871 – 30 Jan 1948
- Identifiers
- Wikidata Q494455
Sources
Appears in7 items
- Flight: Wright Flyer to Concorde6 items
- Four flights at Kill Devil Hills17 Dec 1903, 15:35
- First flight: Orville, 12 seconds · pilot17 Dec 1903, 15:35
- Third flight: Orville, 200 feet · pilot17 Dec 1903, 16:40
- Telegram to Dayton · sender17 Dec 1903, 22:00
- Selfridge killed at Fort Myer · pilot17 Sep 1908
- The Wright Flyer comes home to the Smithsonian17 Dec 1948
- Inventions That Changed the World1 item
