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Wright brothers. Wilbur and Orville Wright. Wilber was born in April 16, 1867, and died in May 30 1912 Orville was born in August 19, 1871, and died in January 30 1948. The Wright brothers were interested in machines from an early age. Mostly self-taught, they designed and built printing presses and bicycles. Their attention then turned to the conquest of air. In July 1899 Wilbur put wing warping to the test by building and flying a five-foot box kite in the approximate shape of a biplane. When the wings were warped, or twisted, one end would receive more lift and rise, starting a turn in the direction of the lower end. Warping was controlled by four lines attached to the kite. The lines led to two sticks held by the kite flyer, which tilted them in opposite directions to twist the wings and make the kite bank left or right. In 1900 the brothers journeyed to Kitty hawk, North Carolina to begin their manned gliding experiments. Wilbur chose the location on the basis of a reply to his first letter to Octave Chanute whose suggestions included the Atlantic coast for regular breezes and a soft sandy landing surface. Wilbur also requested and scrutinized U.S. Weather bureau data, and selected Kitty Hawk after writing to the government meteorologist stationed there. The location, although remote, was closer to Dayton than other places Chanute had suggested, including California and Florida. The spot also gave them privacy from reporters, who had turned the 1896 Chanute experiments at Lake Michigan into something of a circus. Chanute visited them in camp each season from 1901 to 1903 and saw gliding experiments, but not the powered flights. Soon enough Orville and Wilbure had created flight that went down in history as one of the greatest creations ever. Wilbure Wright below. Orville Wright below.