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Wright, Orville 1871-1948 and Wilbur
1867-1912. US brothers who pioneered powered
flight. Inspired by Otto Lilienthal's
gliding, they perfected their piloted glider
in 1902. In 1903 they built a powered machine
and became the first to make a successful
powered flight, near Kitty Hawk, North
Carolina.