Wright Brothers Biography
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with building and flying the first heavier than air aeroplane. They achieved the first recorded flight on 17 December 1903. Over the next 10 years they continued to develop the aircraft making a significant contribution to the development of the modern aeroplane.
Their particular contribution was in the effective control of an airplane, through their three-axis control system. This basic principle is still used today. It was for this control mechanism that they received their first US patent 821,393.