Wright Brothers File Patent
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Date
March 23, 1903
Type
National
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Washington,
District of Columbia,
United States
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Event Details
On March 23, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright applied for a U.S. patent for their "Flying Machine," a glider that would evolve into the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft.
The patent focused not on the engine, but on their pioneering method of aerodynamic control (wing-warping), which was the crucial breakthrough that made sustained flight possible.