who are the wright brothers
Dayton, Ohio. The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 â January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 â May 30 1912), were two Americans credited with building the world's first successful fixed-wing aircraft and making the first controlled, powered and heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903.