Wright Brothers Media Archive Footage

On December 17, 1903 - 100 years ago today, two bicycle makers from Ohio came to Kill Devil Hills, NC to test their funky new machine… a gas powered airplane. While most people think these guys were a bunch of bumpkins - in fact they were incredibly hard working geniuses and nobody’s fool. Many of their testing techniques for aerodynamics and research of flight remain common practice today. Like what you ask? The Wrights were the first to use wind tunnel technology to test their aircraft, the pitch of their propellors… and I could go on and on and on. These guys knew more about what they did than anybody in their day - and that’s why they were the first to fly. These were not daredevils who got lucky. These were brilliant researchers and applied their science from an endless grind of trial and error. So give old Wilbur and Orville Wright some respect. They worked hard and kicked butt. Always nice to see a little hard working guy do well for himself.

Check out these media clips that offer some terrific archive footage of the Wright Brothers and The history of flight. Cool stuff.