![]() ![]() Wilbur was a bright and studious child, and excelled in school. Fascinated by the toy and its mechanics, Wilbur and Orville would develop a lifelong love of aeronautics and flying. Made of cork, bamboo and paper, and powered by a rubber band to twirl its blades, the model was based on a design by the French aeronautical pioneer Alphonse Pénaud. In 1878 he brought back a small model helicopter for his boys. Milton Wright’s preaching took him on the road frequently, and he often brought back small toys for his children. As a child Wilbur’s playmate was his younger brother, Orville Wright, born in 1871 in Dayton.ĭid you know? Neither Wilbur nor Orville attended college, but their younger sister Katherine did. His father, Milton Wright, was a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. He was the middle child in a family of five children. Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana. ![]()
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