- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He died on January 30, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- RelativesWilbur Wright(Sibling)
- Invented the first airplane along with his brother Wilbur.
- Brother of Wilbur Wright.
- Inducted with his brother Wilbur into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame in 1981.
- Godfather of actor Robert Cummings.
- In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.
- A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.
- We left Dayton, September 23, and arrived at our camp at Kill Devil Hill on Friday, the 25th.
- We laid the track on a smooth stretch of ground about one hundred feet north of the new building.
- Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!
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