Wright Brothers Didn't Invent Flight

2016-02-02

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If you would like to read more about the development of the Wright Flyer I have companion article on my website, available here:

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The Wright Brothers are often credited as being the inventors of flight, this isn't entirely true and I want to give some credit to the magnificent Otto Lilienthal, who gave his life in pursuit of flight.

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Sources:

http://wright.nasa.gov/discoveries.htm

http://wright.nasa.gov/airplane/balance.html

http://www.notablebiographies.com/We-Z/Wright-Brothers.html

and the Wright Brothers Biography by David McCullough