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How Did The Wrights Impact The Invention Of The Airplane

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The Wright Brothers invention of the airplane greatly helped the growth of our country and the invention opened up many door for improvement in transportation, Wilbur and Orville Wright were born in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur was the oldest of the two, born in 1867, and Orville was the youngest born in 1871. As children they became interested in flight when their father had brought home a toy that could fly. The Wrights started off as journalists and then owners of the Wright Cycle Company, a bicycle shop. The Wrights used their money earned from their bike store to fund their experiments with airplanes. The Wright Brother hired Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer who research on the lift and wing surfaces. The Brother and Otto designed their first
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