Orville Wright

He recently drew inspiration from an essay by Orville Wright titled "How We Made the First Flight."

A Roboticist's Trip From Mines to the Moon James R. Hagerty 2011

Orville Wright is at the controls of the Wright Flyer as his brother Wilbur watches during the plane's first flight.

♪♫ The Anniversary of the Wright brothers (Photo) Melissa Bell 2010

Only two years earlier, no less an authority than Orville Wright had dismissed such efforts as futile, judging that “the helicopter type of aeroplane offers several seemingly insurmountable difficulties.”

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

You are the little boy who watched the first airplane flight, and I am Orville Wright.

Sabotaged Margaret Peterson Haddix 2010

In 1936, Orville Wright flatly declared that the helicopter would never be practical.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

Only two years earlier, no less an authority than Orville Wright had dismissed such efforts as futile, judging that “the helicopter type of aeroplane offers several seemingly insurmountable difficulties.”

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

Previously a testing ground for Orville Wright, Tempelhof Airport roughly traces Germany's evolution from Nazi extremism and pomposity through the resilience, austerity and conservatism of the Cold War, to a time of postwar affluence; and then onward to today's Germany, especially Berlin, where unemployment is high, expectations are low and cafes are full by early afternoon.

Nazi Airport Becomes Berlin's Tempelhof Park 2010

In 1936, Orville Wright flatly declared that the helicopter would never be practical.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

In 1936, Orville Wright flatly declared that the helicopter would never be practical.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

Only two years earlier, no less an authority than Orville Wright had dismissed such efforts as futile, judging that “the helicopter type of aeroplane offers several seemingly insurmountable difficulties.”

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010