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New Book Says Wilbur Wright Pretty Much Worked Alone

It wasn’t that long ago that theories circulated about whether or not the Wright Brothers were actually the first people to leave the earth successfully aboard a powered flying machine of their own creation. Now, a new book says most of the work of the partner brothers was actually the effort of just one, Wilbur […]

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‘Wright Brothers’ Author to Deliver Keynote at NBAA Convention

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough will deliver a keynote address at the 2016 National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). The theme will be “Lessons in Leadership,” drawing examples from his most recent book, The Wright Brothers, a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. “As everyone knows, the Wright Brothers were visionaries, […]

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Burt Rutan Wins 2015 Wright Trophy

This week, the National Aeronautic Association announced renowned aerospace engineer, Burt Rutan, as this year’s recipient of the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. Since 1948, the NAA award has honored one recipient annually for “…significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States.” From his numerous roles as a developer — innovating designs […]

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Tom Hanks, HBO Team on Wright Brothers Miniseries

Who knew Tom Hanks was such an aviation buff? The Academy Award-winning actor, who is set to play Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger on the big screen in Clint Eastwood’s upcoming biopic about the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson” ditching, will also be busy producing an HBO miniseries based on the new David McCullough book “The […]

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Bob Hoover Wins Wright Trophy

Like everyone else, I had assumed that Bob Hoover was already a Wright Brothers Memorial award winner. Now we can say that he really is. Yesterday the National Aeronautic Association’s selection committee voted Bob Hoover the winner for 2014, beating out a very distinguished group of nominees in the process. Hoover’s story is legend. A […]

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Smithsonian Showcases 3D Wright Flyer Exhibit

A new 3D display of the Wright Flyer, credited as the airplane that achieved the first powered flight in December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, has been added to the downtown campus of the Smithsonian Institution. The Wright Flyer was scanned using a 3D laser, which produces a highly detailed and accurate image of […]

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Wright Brothers: Pioneers in Aviation

A look back at the life of the Wright brothers who helped pave the way for aviation today as we know it. For more on how the Wright brothers achieved their success, check out Peter Garrison’s article here. To see some of aviation’s other notable pioneers, be sure to check out our 51 Heroes of […]

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Wright Brothers: Little Known Secrets to their Success

The following article, Wrightophilia, is from the December 2003 print issue. The story of the achievement of powered flight by the Wright brothers, which in its bare outline is familiar to everyone, grows more interesting to me as I delve more deeply into it. Orville and Wilbur Wright, as indistinguishable at first glance as Tweedledum […]

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The Wright Brothers First Flight Wasn’t the First Flight

In a startling announcement a few days ago, Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft has named an August 1901 flight by Connecticut aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead as the first successful powered flight in history, beating the Wright brothers’ first flight by more than two years. Jane’s, which calls itself the world’s foremost authority on aviation history, […]

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