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[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe the fathers of flight here.]]

Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from Dayton Ohio who are known for the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. For the two years that followed, the two of them worked on the machine to create the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although they were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, with countless examples from Hiram Maxim's steam-powered testbeds to Otto Lilienthal's gliders, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. In fact, the very key to the Wright brothers' success is that their competitors focused on lift and power to make their aircraft ascend while trusting the aircraft would be inherently stable. The Wright brothers on the other hand focused on control with the idea that there is no point getting to the air if you can't be confident that you can reliably control the vehicle once you do that.

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[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe the fathers of flight here.]]

Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from Dayton Ohio who are known for the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. UsefulNotes/NorthCarolina.

For the two years that followed, the two of them worked on the machine to create the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although they were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, with countless examples from Hiram Maxim's steam-powered testbeds to Otto Lilienthal's gliders, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. In fact, the very key to the Wright brothers' success is that their competitors focused on lift and power to make their aircraft ascend while trusting the aircraft would be inherently stable. The Wright brothers on the other hand focused on control with the idea that there is no point getting to the air if you can't be confident that you can reliably control the vehicle once you do that.
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* ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasn't invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.

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* ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasn't invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons Baboon's plane during a race and got all the attention.
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* ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.

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* ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt wasn't invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.
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* Not actually seen, but sometimes referred to in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' in a FamousFamousFictional way alongside other pioneers of aviation and innovation like UsefulNotes/NeilArmstrong, Elon Musk, and the fictional Zefram Cochrane.
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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_178 first turbojet planes]], the planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]], and died two years after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1 a plane successfully broke the sound barrier]].

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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of how ''fast'' aeronautic innovation was in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_178 first turbojet planes]], the planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]], and died two years after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1 a plane successfully broke the sound barrier]].
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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, nine years after the first jet-propelled aircraft successfully took to the skies, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]] and died a few months after a plane successfully broke the sound barrier.

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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, nine years after the first jet-propelled aircraft successfully took to the skies, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_178 first turbojet planes]], the planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]] cities]], and died a few months two years after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1 a plane successfully broke the sound barrier.barrier]].

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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, nine years after the first jet-propelled aircraft successfully took to the skies, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]] and died the a few months after a plane successfully broke the sound barrier.

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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, nine years after the first jet-propelled aircraft successfully took to the skies, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]] and died the a few months after a plane successfully broke the sound barrier.

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!!The Wright Brothers in popular culture



* The Wright brothers were portrayed by the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) in the Creator/JackieChan version of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''.

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* The Wright brothers were portrayed by the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) in the Creator/JackieChan version [[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004 2004 version]] of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''.



* They appear in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'', where they teach Xavier and Yadina about mistakes helping you learn.

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* They appear in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'', where they teach Xavier and Yadina about mistakes helping you learn.learn.
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* ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.

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* ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.attention.
* They appear in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'', where they teach Xavier and Yadina about mistakes helping you learn.
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* ''TimeSquad'' had the episode "If It's Wright, It's Wrong", where the Wright Brothers had gotten sidetracked with a subpar stuntshow rather than flight, despite having drawn up plans for the first plane but seemingly forgotten all about it. [[spoiler: They complete their iconic first flight after Tuddrussel accidentally destroys their tight rope act while they're using the prototype plane as a balancing pole]]
* ''IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.

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* ''TimeSquad'' ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' had the episode "If It's Wright, It's Wrong", where the Wright Brothers had gotten sidetracked with a subpar stuntshow rather than flight, despite having drawn up plans for the first plane but seemingly forgotten all about it. [[spoiler: They complete their iconic first flight after Tuddrussel accidentally destroys their tight rope act while they're using the prototype plane as a balancing pole]]
* ''IAmWeasel'' ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidentally credited with the invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.
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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, two years after the first jet-propelled aircraft successfully took to the skies, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]] and died the a few months after a plane successfully broke the sound barrier.

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What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, two nine years after the first jet-propelled aircraft successfully took to the skies, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]] and died the a few months after a plane successfully broke the sound barrier.
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* ''TimeSquad'' had the episode "If It's Wright, It's Wrong", where the Wright Brothers had gotten sidetracked with a subpar stuntshow rather than flight, despite having drawn up plans for the first plane but seemingly forgotten all about it. [[spoiler: They complete their iconic first flight after Tuddrussel accidently destroys their tight rope act while they're using the prototype plane as a balancing pole]]
* ''IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidently creditet with the invetion because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.

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* ''TimeSquad'' had the episode "If It's Wright, It's Wrong", where the Wright Brothers had gotten sidetracked with a subpar stuntshow rather than flight, despite having drawn up plans for the first plane but seemingly forgotten all about it. [[spoiler: They complete their iconic first flight after Tuddrussel accidently accidentally destroys their tight rope act while they're using the prototype plane as a balancing pole]]
* ''IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidently creditet accidentally credited with the invetion invention because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.
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* WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory had them square off against [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Mario Brothers]].

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* WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory had them square off against [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Mario Brothers]].Brothers]].

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* ''TimeSquad'' had the episode "If It's Wright, It's Wrong", where the Wright Brothers had gotten sidetracked with a subpar stuntshow rather than flight, despite having drawn up plans for the first plane but seemingly forgotten all about it. [[spoiler: They complete their iconic first flight after Tuddrussel accidently destroys their tight rope act while they're using the prototype plane as a balancing pole]]
* ''IAmWeasel'' reveals that the plane wasnt invented by the Wright Brothers, it was invented by The Wrong Brothers. The first plane we know was invented by Baboon Wrong, while Weasel Wrong invented all kinds of advanced aircraft (but unfortunately forgot to invent fuel for them). The Wright Brothers were accidently creditet with the invetion because Orville Wright ended up in Baboons plane during a race and got all the attention.
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The Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from Dayton Ohio who are known for the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. For the two years that followed, the two of them worked on the machine to create the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although they were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, with countless examples from Hiram Maxim's steam-powered testbeds to Otto Lilienthal's gliders, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. In fact, the very key to the Wright brothers' success is that their competitors focused on lift and power to make their aircraft ascend while trusting the aircraft would be inherently stable. The Wright brothers on the other hand focused on control with the idea that there is no point getting to the air if you can't be confident that you can reliably control the vehicle once you do that.

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The Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from Dayton Ohio who are known for the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. For the two years that followed, the two of them worked on the machine to create the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although they were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, with countless examples from Hiram Maxim's steam-powered testbeds to Otto Lilienthal's gliders, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. In fact, the very key to the Wright brothers' success is that their competitors focused on lift and power to make their aircraft ascend while trusting the aircraft would be inherently stable. The Wright brothers on the other hand focused on control with the idea that there is no point getting to the air if you can't be confident that you can reliably control the vehicle once you do that.
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The Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from Dayton Ohio who are known for the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. For the two years that followed, the two of them worked on the machine to create the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although they were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft (that honor goes to Alberto Santos-Dumont), the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. In fact, the very key to the Wright brothers' success is that their competitors focused on lift and power to make their aircraft ascend while trusting the aircraft would be inherently stable. The Wright brothers on the other hand focused on control with the idea that there is no point getting to the air if you can't be confident that you can reliably control the vehicle once you do that.

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The Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from Dayton Ohio who are known for the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. For the two years that followed, the two of them worked on the machine to create the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although they were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft (that honor goes aircraft, with countless examples from Hiram Maxim's steam-powered testbeds to Alberto Santos-Dumont), Otto Lilienthal's gliders, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. In fact, the very key to the Wright brothers' success is that their competitors focused on lift and power to make their aircraft ascend while trusting the aircraft would be inherently stable. The Wright brothers on the other hand focused on control with the idea that there is no point getting to the air if you can't be confident that you can reliably control the vehicle once you do that.
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* The Wright brothers were portrayed by the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) in the Creator/JackieChan version of ''AroundTheWorldIn80Days''.

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* The Wright brothers were portrayed by the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) in the Creator/JackieChan version of ''AroundTheWorldIn80Days''.
''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''.
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* The Wright brothers were portrayed by the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) in the JackieChan version of ''AroundTheWorldIn80Days''.

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* The Wright brothers were portrayed by the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) in the JackieChan Creator/JackieChan version of ''AroundTheWorldIn80Days''.
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Describe the fathers of flight here.

The Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from Dayton Ohio who are known for the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. For the two years that followed, the two of them worked on the machine to create the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although they were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft (that honor goes to Alberto Santos-Dumont), the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. In fact, the very key to the Wright brothers' success is that their competitors focused on lift and power to make their aircraft ascend while trusting the aircraft would be inherently stable. The Wright brothers on the other hand focused on control with the idea that there is no point getting to the air if you can't be confident that you can reliably control the vehicle once you do that.

What many people do not realize is the fast pace of innovation in the past century. While Wilbur died in 1912, two years after the first jet-propelled aircraft successfully took to the skies, Orville died in 1948 -- which means he lived to see planes used to [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki destroy two cities]] and died the a few months after a plane successfully broke the sound barrier.

!!Fictional Portrayals

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* The Wright brothers were portrayed by the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) in the JackieChan version of ''AroundTheWorldIn80Days''.

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* WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory had them square off against [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Mario Brothers]].

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