Inventor

Wilbur Wright

Patents indexed

Year range

1906

Associated with

Individual

Years active

1906

Total patents

Most recent

1906

Frequent collaborator

Orville Wright

Domains

aerospacemechanicaltransportation

Activity by decade

1900s

Patents

US 821393·1906·Individual

How the Wright Brothers' First Flying Machine Controlled Flight

The Wright Brothers' 1906 patent describes their pioneering flying machine, which used a unique wing-warping system and rudder for controlled flight, marking a foundational step in aviation history.