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Wilbur Wright was one of the Wright brothers. He and his brother Orville flew the first manned and powered air plane.

Wilbur Wright was one of the Wright brothers. He and his brother Orville flew the first manned and powered air plane. Wilbur was born in the year of 1867 in New Castle, Ind. either of the brothers graduated high school, Wilbur because he didn't bother to do the commencement exercises, and Orvile because he took special classes instead of the prescribed ones. In 1893 they opened the "Wright Cycle Company", a shop in which they built, fixed and sold bicycles.When they read an article on the death of pioneer glider Otto Leinthal's death in 1896, and this inspired their work in aviation. So, they built a 6ft. wind tunnel in their shop, and from the results of their experiments they built an airplane. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made the first motor- powered flight. Orville piloted the plane, flying 120 ft. in 12 seconds. However Wilbur made the longest flight, soaring 852ft.in 49 sconds.