1939-40c **WRIGHT BROTHERS** (NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR) HK 494 SO-CALLED DOLLAR$

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1939 - 1940 circa. ***SCARCE*** ~WRIGHT BROTHERS~ "FIRST FLIGHT ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT" (KITTY HAWK 1903) ... ROANOKE ISLAND "BIRTHPLACE OF VIRGINIA DARE ... (HK 494) NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR SO-CALLED DOLLAR $$$
(Dimensions: 1 1/2".)
Few of these early World's Fair survivors to be found!
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Wright brothers
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The
Wright brothers
,
Orville Wright
(August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and
Wilbur Wright
(April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912),
[a]
were American
aviation
pioneers generally credited
[3]
[4]
[5]
with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated
airplane
. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered,
heavier-than-air aircraft
with the
Wright Flyer
on December 17, 1903, 4 mi (6 km) south of
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
, at what is now known as
Kill Devil Hills
. The brothers were also the first to invent
aircraft controls
that made fixed-wing
powered flight
possible.
In 1904–1905, the Wright brothers developed their flying machine to make longer-running and more aerodynamic flights with the
Wright Flyer II
, followed by the first truly practical
fixed-wing aircraft
, the
Wright Flyer III
. The brothers' breakthrough was their creation of a
three-axis control system
, which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft effectively and to maintain its equilibrium.
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
This method remains standard on fixed-wing aircraft of all kinds.
[10]
[11]
: 183
From the beginning of their aeronautical work, Wilbur and Orville focused on developing a reliable method of pilot control as the key to solving "the flying problem". This approach differed significantly from other experimenters of the time who put more emphasis on developing powerful engines.
[12]
Using a small home-built
wind tunnel
, the Wrights also collected more accurate data than any before, enabling them to design more efficient wings and propellers.
[11]
: 156
[13]
: 228
Their first U.S. patent did not claim invention of a flying machine, but rather a system of aerodynamic control that manipulated a flying machine's surfaces.
[14]
The brothers gained the mechanical skills essential to their success by working for years in their
Dayton, Ohio
-based shop with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and other machinery. Their work with bicycles, in particular, influenced their belief that an unstable vehicle such as a flying machine could be controlled and balanced with practice.
[13]
: 169
This was a trend, as many other aviation pioneers were also dedicated cyclists and involved in the bicycle business in various ways.
[15]
From 1900 until their first powered flights in late 1903, the brothers conducted extensive
glider tests
that also developed their skills as pilots. Their shop mechanic
Charles Taylor
became an important part of the team, building their first airplane engine in close collaboration with the brothers.
[16]
The Wright brothers' status as inventors of the airplane has been subject to counter-claims by various parties. Much controversy persists over the many
competing claims of early aviators
. Edward Roach, historian for the
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
, argues that they were excellent self-taught engineers who could run a small company, but they did not have the business skills or temperament to dominate the growing aviation industry.
[17]
Wright brothers
Orville (left) and Wilbur Wright in 1905
Nationality
American
Other names
Will and Orv
The Bishop's boys
Known for
Inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated
airplane
, the
Wright Flyer
; pioneering the use of
flight control systems
for
fixed-wing
aircraft
Parents
Milton Wright
Susan Catherine Koerner Wright
Relatives
Katharine Wright
(sister)
Orville Wright
Born
August 19, 1871
Dayton, Ohio
Died
January 30, 1948 (aged 76)
Dayton, Ohio
Cause of death
Heart attack
[1]
Education
3 years high school
Occupation
Printer / publisher, bicycle retailer / manufacturer, airplane inventor / manufacturer, pilot trainer
Signature
Wilbur Wright
Born
April 16, 1867
Millville, Indiana
Died
May 30, 1912 (aged 45)
Dayton, Ohio
Cause of death
Typhoid fever
[2]
Education
4 years high school
Occupation
Editor, bicycle retailer / manufacturer, airplane inventor / manufacturer, pilot trainer
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Virginia Dare
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Virginia Dare
US postage stamp issued in 1937, the 350th anniversary of Virginia Dare's birth
Born
Virginia Dare
August 18, 1587
Roanoke Colony
(present-day
North Carolina
)
[1]
Known for
first
English
child born in the
New World
Parents
Ananias Dare
(father)
Eleanor White
(mother)
Virginia Dare
(born August 18, 1587, in
Roanoke Colony
, date of death unknown) was the first
English child
born in a
New World
English colony
.
[2]
What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery. The fact of her birth is known because
John White
, Virginia's grandfather and the governor of the colony, returned to England in 1587 to seek fresh supplies. When White eventually returned three years later, the colonists were gone.
During the past four hundred years, Virginia Dare has become a prominent figure in American myth and folklore, symbolizing different things to different groups of people. She has been featured as a main character in books, poems, songs, comic books, television programs, and films. Her name has been used to sell different types of goods, from
vanilla
products to soft drinks, as well as wine and spirits. Many places in
North Carolina
and elsewhere in the
Southern United States
have been named in her honor.
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