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1. AIAA Wright Flyer Project

   Discover this project by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics that aims to build a replica of the Wright Flyer and repeat the first flight by the Wright Brothers.

   http://www.wrightflyer.org

   
   

2. First Flight

   Learn about the Wright brothers experiments that led to their first flight. Includes a cool flight simulator.

   http://firstflight.open.ac.uk/

   
   

3. Flights of Inspiration

   Read about the Wright brothers who made the first flight, and Alcock and Brown, who made the first transatlantic flight.

   http://www.fi.edu/flights/

   
   

4. How We Made the First Flight

   Somewhat technical description of how the Wright brothers prepared for their first flight, written by Orville Wright.

   http://www.aero-web.org/history/wright/wright.htm

   
   

5. Meet the Wright Brothers

   Check out this collection of timelines, reports, and other useful information about the Wright brothers and their historic flight in 1903, produced by second graders at Pocantico Hills School, New York.

   http://www.pocanticohills.org/wright/wright.htm

   
   

6. Orville and Wilbur Wright

   Read a profile on these brothers in flight.

   http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/innovators/owwright.html

   
   

7. Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers

   Get a timeline, see a photographic account of their work, check out their family tree, and more in this collection that documents the lives of the Wright brothers.

   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/wrighthome.html

   
   

8. World Almanac for Kids Online: Wilbur & Orville Wright

   Get facts about the important achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

   http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/inventions/wright.html

   
   

9. Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company

   Virtual museum dedicated to Wilbur and Orville Wright and the early days of human flight. Check out the virtual hangar and listen to the ragtime music of that era.

   http://www.wright-brothers.org

   
   

10. Wright Brothers National Memorial

    This National Memorial, run by the National Park Service, tells the story of the first flight, which took place in Kitty Hawk, NC.

    http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/

    
    

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