Wright, Wilbur and Orville

Orville Wright - Sketches and brief history; information also available in RealAudio format.
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/156.html

The Wright Brothers - Learn about the events leading up to the first human flying machine. Page topics include family history, contemporary aeronautic discoveries, and details about the construction of the machine.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal209/wrights.htm

NASAexplores - The Wright Flyer: Practice Makes Perfect - Story of the Wright brothers suitable for k-grade 4.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show2_k_4a.php?id=01-081&gl=k4

ThinkQuest - Wilbur and Orville Wright - Brief biography.
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00181/wrightbros.html

Re-Living the Wright Way - NASA site commemorating the 100th anniversary of flight. Include activities, simulations, webcasts, photo gallery, and background on aerodynamics.
http://wright.nasa.gov/

The Wright Brothers - Photo-rich biography follows the brothers from their childhood years on. Includes timeline.
http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/wright/default.asp

December 17, 1903: The Day Man First Flew - A detailed account of the first flight. From the State Library of North Carolina.
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/wright4.htm

NAHF - Orville Wright - Biography provided by the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
http://nationalaviation.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v02/view_nahf/htdocs/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=682962809&group_ID=1134656385&Parent_ID=-1

Scientists and Thinkers: Wilbur and Orville Wright - Article tells about the brothers and self-taught engineers who invented the first working airplane. Includes timeline and photographs. From Time Magazine.
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/wright.html

NAHF - Wilbur Wright - Biography provided by the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
http://nationalaviation.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v02/view_nahf/htdocs/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=834670150&group_ID=1134656385&Parent_ID=-1

The American Experience: The Wright Stuff - Presents the story of the pioneers of manned flight. Includes QuickTime movie and RealAudio interviews. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wright/index.html

A Science Odyssey: Wilbur and Orville Wright - Short biography and photograph from PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/btwrig.html

Wilbur and Orville Wright - Short profiles and portraits of the first men to fly a power-driven machine that was heavier than air.
http://www.firstflight.org/wrightbros.cfm

Orville and Wilbur Wright - Recounts the story of the December 17, 1903, maiden voyage.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/wright.html

How We Made the First Flight - The story of the historic flight as told by Orville Wright. Includes photographs.
http://www.aero-web.org/history/wright/wriframe.htm

Profile of Wilbur and Orville Wright - Tells how two brothers made history with a 12-second flight above the beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
http://www.exn.ca/FlightDeck/Aviators/wright.cfm

Wilbur and Orville Wright - Scholarly biography written for young readers. Includes photograph of the first flight and related links.
http://www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdwrigh.htm

Wilbur Wright: American Co-Inventor of the First Successful Airplane - Profile tells the story of the older of the two inventors.
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/wrightw.html

Wright Flight - Offers pictures and a biography.
http://pbskids.org/wayback/flight/feature_wright.html