The Wright Stuff

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On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine flight: a smooth take-off banking into a couple of tight circles, ending in a perfect landing. The flight took less than two minutes, but it left spectators awestruck. While the combined talents of Wilbur and Orville Wright had produced the first plane capable of controlled flight , their distrust of others had almost cost them the credit for their invention. Now, having proved to the public that they had mastered the sky, the reserved brothers from the small town of Dayton, Ohio, became world celebrities.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

56 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Nancy Porter

Cast:
David McCullough

Self - Host

Garrison Keillor

Narrator

Crew:
Melanie Perkins-McLaughlin

Associate Producer

Judy Crichton

Executive Producer

Nancy Porter

Director

Kate Hudec

Producer

Nancy Porter

Writer