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File:Orville Wright.jpg

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Image of Orville Wright, taken in 1905.


Background notes: Wright brothers


English: Early Wright brother’s airplanes explored basic principles of flight. The Wright brothers are widely credited with engineering the first aircraft capable of sustained powered flight.


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