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Article: BICYCLE RESEARCH LATER HELPED WRIGHTS IN QUEST FOR FLIGHT.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- June 24, 2001
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Byline: CHRIS KIDDER THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
At first thought, it might seem that bicycles and airplanes have little in common.
But, in fact, the first motorized airplane owed its existence to bicycle design and technology.
As inventors, Orville and Wilbur Wright worked with what they knew and what they knew was bicycles.
The bicycle of the late 19th century was considered a technological wonder.
In less than 100 years, bicycles had evolved from dangerous oddities to practical transportation.
This mechanical freedom, along with the promise of greater range from the nascent automobile industry, drove invention during ...