[DOC] [TLE] The Wright Brothers | Military Use of the Airplane [PAR] The Wrights first contacted the U.S. government as a customer in 1905. Because 
they were reluctant to share any details of their airplane, and because the 
government ... A price of $25,000 was set for the brothers' airplane if they could 
meet the ... The flight trials were scheduled for late summer 1908 at Fort Myer, 
Virginia,... [DOC] [TLE] Analysis--The True Story of the Wright Brothers Contract [PAR] Wilbur and Orville Wright made their historic first powered flight on ... On January 
10, 1905, the Wrights wrote a letter to a British military officer offering to sell an 
airplane ... The War Department did not want to pay for research and 
development; .... But on February 1, 1908, the Army received 41 bids, ranging 
from $850 to $1... [DOC] [TLE] The Wright brothers timeline of eventsBirth to living legacy [PAR] From April 1867 to present day, this Wright brothers timeline explores key ... of 
Ordnance and Fortification rejects the Wrights' offer of sale of their airplane. ... 
The Wright brothers' contract with the United States government for the purchase 
of one ... Wrights' bid to furnish a flying machine to U.S. War Department for 
$25,000... [DOC] [TLE] Wright Brothers' 1908 - Jayme A. Sokolow [PAR] Wright, one of the most significant contracts ever signed by a federal agency. ... 
Wright Brothers' 1908 Proposal. Wright ... ever, they were writing their first 
government proposal to build and ... the War Department purchase the Wright 
brothers' airplane. Meanwhile ... presentation that it decided to buy an airplane 
for $25,000. [DOC] [TLE] 1901 to 1910 - Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers at the Library of ... [PAR] From fifty to one hundred flights are made in July and August, ranging in ... Wright 
brothers apply for a patent on their flying machine (patent issued May 22, ... U.S. 
Board of Ordnance and Fortification rejects the Wrights' offer of sale of their 
airplane. ... Officer, War Department, to Wilbur and Orville Wright, 8 February 
1908]. [DOC] [TLE] How The Wright Brothers Blew It - Forbes [PAR] Nov 19, 2003 ... They invented the airplane, but their failures as businessmen caused them ... In 
1905 the Wright brothers enjoyed a complete monopoly on ... Chanute urged the 
brothers to try for some of the aviation prizes that were being offered for ... In 
February 1908 the Army accepted their bid to build one airplane, the... [DOC] [TLE] Wright Brothers: A Promise of Flight Fulfilled | HistoryNet [PAR] The editor called for the names of witnesses to their flights, which the Wrights 
promptly ... They attempted to interest the U.S. government in 'the production of a 
flying ... a bid on February 1, 1908, to furnish the War Department with an aircraft 
that ... The Wrights stated they would furnish a machine for $25,000 in 200 days 
that... [DOC] [TLE] 1900s : The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [PAR] October 22, 1900 - The Wright Brothers make their first glider flight. ... the Wright 
Brothers again write to the U.S. Government offering their services to the 
Secretary of War. ... February 8, 1908 - The U.S. War Department concludes a 
contract with the Wright Brothers for $25,000 to become the owner of one flying 
machine. [DOC] [TLE] The 1909 Wright Military Flyer - United States Army Aviation Museum [PAR] In 1905, the Wright brothers built and flew their third flyer. ... stated that he could 
furnish a heavier-than-air flying machine for the price of $25,000. ... the U.S. Army 
with its first heavier-than-air aircraft-the first military aircraft in the world. ... will be 
received at this office until 12 o'clock noon on February 1, 1908, on behalf of the... [DOC] [TLE] The Wright Story - Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company [PAR] "Before the Wright Brothers, no one working in aviation did anything ... brothers' 
lives, we offer George Arnold Renstrom's classic, Wilbur and Orville Wright: A ... 
Renstrom's work also contains a detailed flight log of their glider experiments, test

Question: In 1908 this government department offered the Wright Brothers $25,000 for one of their airplanes
Answer: The War Department