Wright Bros. Biplane
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The American brothers, Messrs. Wilbur and Orville Wright, rank among the foremost of aviators. They are probably the first men who made practical flights with machines that were heavier than air. They were the first to construct the double-deck motor-propelled aeroplane, and from the many successful flights they achieved from time to time made it a certainty that to fly will be one of the ordinary modes of locomotion in the near future. Instead of starting on wheels, as nearly all other machines do, the Wright aeroplane is launched from a special rail. From the Darlene Thorne Collection |
