Authors: Tom D. Crouch
preaching of, 26, 30, 37, 40, 51
principles of, 13–14,
20
, 26, 27, 30, 40, 41–42, 51, 62, 67, 68, 69, 78, 83, 88, 128, 450
publishing interests of, 63–64, 85, 89, 96, 215–18
real estate investments of, 40, 45, 47, 71
record keeping of, 48
religious calling of, 26, 27–28, 30–31, 42, 86
retirement of, 103, 302
teaching experience of, 30–31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 57, 60
Wilbur’s bequest to, 450
Wright, Milton (nephew), 57, 89, 125–28,
126
, 157–58, 173, 528
Wright, Orville, 2, 48,
59, 95, 281, 474, 480, 514
aeronautical interests of, 56–57, 160–61, 162–64
American Wright Company presidency of, 451, 455–56, 460–61, 463–68
appearance of, 2, 13–14,
59
, 472
Army demonstration flights of, 372–78,
376
, 395–99.
397
, 408, 445, 451, 456 articles by, 242–43, 360–61, 362
automotive interest of, 114, 513–14
biographies of, 48, 451, 475–76, 516–21
biography rejected by, 475–76, 517–18
birth of, 48, 509
childhood of, 48–50, 52–60,
59
, 65, 77
consulting work of, 466, 469, 471
cooking skills of, 104, 116, 125, 479
correspondence of, 50, 53, 100, 111, 188–89, 190–91, 193–94. 198, 209–10, 240, 258, 337–38, 475, 491, 495
death of, 121, 484, 524
diaries of, 261
dirigible ride of, 406
domestic interests of, 477–81
duty vs. inclinations of, 472–73
education of, 58–60, 93–94, 95,
95
, 279, 504
effect of Wilbur’s death on, 450–51, 456
estate of, 525
European trips of, 339–44, 385–90, 402, 405–6, 409, 433–34, 440, 451–52, 477
fame of, 472–73, 502–4
family feeling of, 480–83, 515–16
first glider flights of, 237–38, 240–41
first passenger flight of, 374
first powered flight of, 265–70, 485, 528, 529
flying accidents of, 124, 163, 237, 238, 283, 285, 296, 375–78, 384, 395, 396–97, 444, 456 friends of, 455, 456, 460, 468–69, 471, 475–76, 488–89, 503, 512, 517, 527
funeral of, 524–25
genealogical interests of, 480
honorary degrees awarded to, 502, 503
illnesses of, 157, 159–60, 448, 449, 478, 523–24
interviews with, 472, 475–76, 519
inventions of, 15, 459–60, 471–72, 513–14
inventive instincts of, 15, 53, 94, 96, 105, 111, 113, 114, 238–239, 477–78, 479, 5I3–16
laboratory of, 468, 471, 475, 512–13, 521
language study of, 261
last flight piloted by, 470
leadership qualities lacking in, 455–56, 464, 473. 474
mandolin playing of, 117, 239, 510
Milton on, 14, 53, 113, 163
mischievousness of, 14, 48, 93, 119, 125, 476, 480–82, 515
motivation of, 455
nickname of, 50, 120
personality of, 14–15, 35, 52–53, 58, 65, 93, 94, 125–27, 359, 455, 464, 472–73, 480–82
personal style of,
2
, 13–14,
112
, 359, 387, 393, 472
practical jokes played by, 14, 119, 125, 476, 480–81
printing and publishing interests of, 90, 94, 103, 104–5
private world created by, 475–82
public relations value of, 470, 474
public reverence for, 472
real estate owned by, 476–79
recuperation from injuries by, 377, 379, 380, 384, 385,
386
, 456
recurring pain of, 380, 456, 476
service on boards and commissions by, 473–74,
474
shyness of, 14–15, 35, 119, 371–72, 455, 472–73
small-scale projects of, 513–16
summer retreat of, 476, 478–79
technical conservatism of, 457
tributes to, 472, 502, 521, 524–25
wartime commission of, 469–70
water takeoff and landing of, 458
wealth of, 466, 468, 525
Wilbur on, 49–50, 103, 105, 372, 377, 395
Wilbur’s bequest to, 450
will of, 520, 525, 526–27
women and, 119, 371
Wright, Otis (brother), 47
Wright, Porter (great-uncle), 22, 25
Wright, Reuchlin (brother), 39, 47, 48, 49, 70,
74
, 449
children of, 60, 71, 128–30, 480
correspondence of, 71–72, 113, 450
death of, 480
early married life of, 69–72, 77, 83, 89, 104
education of, 60, 64, 89
family alienation of, 60, 70, 71–72, 90, 91, 450
financial situation of, 64, 69, 71–72
health of, 71, 89
jobs of, 64, 66, 70–71
rebelliousness of, 60
Wilbur’s bequest to, 71–72, 450
Wright, Samuel (ancestor), 21–22
Wright, Samuel (cousin), 19
Wright, Samuel Smith (uncle), 22, 26, 27
Wright, Sarah (aunt), 23
Wright, Sarah (great-grandmother), 22
Wright, Susan Koerner (mother), 32–36, 479
birth of, 32, 480
childbearing of, 38, 39, 40, 47–48
correspondence of, 32, 37, 66, 69
courtship of, 31, 35, 37
death of, 32, 38, 82, 83, 87, 89, 93, 95
health of, 38, 63, 65, 75, 77, 81, 82, 87, 108
marriage of, 20–21, 38, 40
mechanical aptitude of, 33,
34
Milton on, 35, 38, 77, 82
parenting of, 49, 53, 58, 82
personality of, 33–35,
34
, 38, 53, 87
religious faith of, 33, 38
Wilbur’s care of, 75, 77, 78, 81, 93
Wright, Wilbur,
2, 281, 367
aeronautical experiments of, 172–75
aeronautical interests of, 56–57, 159, 160–68
animated windmill concept of, 172–73
appearance of,
2
, 13, 14, 40,
61
, 332
athletic ability of, 65, 74, 75, 518
balloon ride of, 336, 363
birth of, 40, 148, 507
childhood of, 48–50, 52–60,
61
correspondence of, 50, 71, 91–92, 104, 105, 109–10, 129–30, 161–63, 174, 180, 181, 184, 200, 201, 236, 253–54, 265, 277, 278–79, 293. 311
death of, 15, 49, 71, 163, 449–51, 477, 504, 509
depressions of, 15, 50, 75, 76–77, 81, 89
diaries of, 186, 336, 355, 364
drawings and charts of, 219, 232
education of, 58–60, 64–65, 74–75,
74
, 279, 504
engineering intellect of, 165–67, 169–70, 171–74, 200, 449, 516
estate of, 71–72, 450
European trips of, 90, 118, 124, 127–28, 163, 312, 332–42, 364–70, 440–42
first public flights of, 90, 366–70,
367
, 380–90
flying accident of, 358
foreign impressions about, 332, 336, 368–69
funeral of, 449–50
gifts and bequests of, 71–72
glider flights of, 162, 188–90, 198–200, 208–9, 210, 211–12,
238
hockey accident of, 74–76, 78, 108, 518
humor of, 186, 385–86, 387, 390
illnesses of, 50, 74–77, 107–8, 110, 354, 447–49
industrial accident of, 366
initial aeronautical leadership of, 162–64
last flights piloted by, 409, 428
last will of, 49, 71–72, 449
lectures of, 14, 15, 166, 171, 218–19, 230 253, 281, 416, 417
Milton and, 78, 79, 80–81, 87, 90–92, 103, 183–84, 187–88, 215, 216, 218, 402, 450
Milton on, 15, 40, 77, 124, 163, 225, 448, 449
motion-picture footage of, 387, 388
nickname of, 50
Orville on, 198, 213, 228
Orville compared to,
2
, 14–15, 163, 455, 516
passengers carried on flights by, 381–82,
382
, 385, 386-, 387
personality of, 14, 15, 16, 76, 117–19, 164, 165, 214, 302, 449, 455
personal style of, 2, 219, 359, 387, 393
photographers confronted by, 396–97
pilots trained by, 383, 385, 386, 387–88, 408
prizes won by, 380–81, 383, 385
psychological observations about, 302, 518
publications of, 78, 79, 80, 95, 202–3, 230, 231–32, 247, 446
reading habits of, 15, 53, 75, 77–78, 97, 335
romance rumors about, 118, 119
self-analysis of, 164, 301
stress experienced by, 365–67, 447, 451, 455
study and research of, 160–62, 164–68, 169–70, 174, 177–80
teaching ambitions of, 15, 76, 110
tributes to, 449–50
uncertainty of, 213, 214–15, 218, 301
women and, 117–19, 218–19
Wright, William (uncle), 19, 23, 27, 28, 75
Milton’s correspondence with, 31, 36, 37, 39
Wright Aeronautical Company, 466–67
“Wright Aeroplane and Its Fabled Performances, The,” 307
“Wright Aeroplane and Its Performances,” 313
Wright & Wright, 100–103
Wright Brothers,
2
aeronautical influence of, 317, 318, 319–20, 322, 323–24, 333, 352, 369, 383–84
aeronautical influences on, 56–57,
141
, 160, 162, 347, 446
bachelor status of, 13, 101, 104, 117–19, 371
bicycle business of, 107–16, 129, 181, 229, 233. 274. 411, 454
bicycles built by, 109, 111–14, 119, 204
biographies of, 48, 451, 475–76, 516–21
business strategies of, 108, 110–11, 114, 116, 274, 278, 291–92, 294–95, 300, 301–7, 309–12, 315, 329–34
cautiousness of, 230, 253–54, 270, 272, 276–77, 278, 291, 300, 302–5, 307, 310–11, 314–15, 316, 326, 329–30, 332, 341, 395–96
celebrity of,
2
, 196, 272, 278, 291, 327, 367–69. 371–72, 382–94, 396
commitment of, 273–74, 417
competitions shunned by, 363–64, 403, 407, 420
contrasting natures of,
2
, 13–16, 53, 114, 127, 396, 516
correspondence between, 337–38, 360, 365, 366, 375, 380, 405, 440, 442
criticism of, 278, 301–2, 313, 326, 369, 395–96, 417–19
design breakthrough of, 297
disagreements between, 101–3, 104, 243, 337–38, 365–66
disputed claims of, 419–20, 441–42
division of labor between, 102–3, 164, 331–32, 359, 516
engineering vs. scientific skills of, 174–75
European contracts disappointing to, 440–42
exhibition team of, 426–33,
427
, 434–35, 475
expenses incurred by, 199, 229, 276–77, 278
family background of, 19–43, 113
family life of, 116–31, 273, 448
fashions inspired by, 387
financial problems of, 109–10, 113
first powered flight of, 265–70, 485, 528, 529
first public flights of, 90, 317
friendships lost to, 419–23
gifts of, 128, 273
glider records of, 240–41, 444–45
government contracts sought by, 289–95, 304–12, 314, 328–42, 370
happy and active years for, 301
historic papers of, 475, 525–26
humor of, 103
income of, 114, 229, 362, 410, 429, 432–33, 434
interviews with, 308
manufacturing monopoly of, 415–16, 418
memorabilia of, 509–10
Milton and,
20
, 25, 60, 90–92, 107, 109, 111, 302, 393
Milton on, 327
monuments and memorials to, 504–11, 521, 526–29
mother’s influence on, 33
mysterious impression given by, 251, 333, 355
patent infringement suits by, 402–3, 404–5, 407, 412–23, 440, 441–42, 447, 451–52, 456–57, 460–61, 465–67
photographs by,
187
, 203, 219, 232
pilots trained by, 383, 385, 386, 387–88, 408, 426–28,
427
, 429, 435–37, 438, 439
practical airplane first demonstrated by, 299–300
press accounts of, 306–7, 308, 313, 315, 326, 327, 328–29, 355–57
presses built by, 95, 96, 102, 107, 515, 516
printing and publishing partnership of, 96–103, 104–5, 109, 110–11, 114
public corporate entity of, 163–64, 359, 396
publicity avoided by, 253–54, 270, 276–77, 281, 326, 356, 360, 396–97
publicity released by, 270–72, 274, 360–62
public opinion about, 417, 472
published papers of, 475, 526
recognition and praise of, 313, 314, 326, 328–29, 336, 367–68, 382–83, 386–94, 485
record keeping of, 16, 188, 218, 221, 454
records achieved by, 240–41, 282, 297, 325, 358, 374–75, 380–81, 383, 384–85, 397. 398, 404. 406, 444–45
relationship of, 13, 48–50, 53, 92, 94, 96, 97, 101–3, 104–5, 117, 157, 159, 162–64, 238, 243, 267, 337–38, 359, 365, 481, 516
safety precautions urged by, 430–31
shared analytical abilities of, 15–16, 33, 221, 225, 238–39, 243
showmanship of, 407
siblings’ relationship with, 48–50
single flight together of, 12
skepticism about, 292–93, 304–5, 307, 314, 315, 317, 319, 322, 326, 332, 336, 345, 355, 366, 368, 369
social life of, 116–19, 173, 336, 383, 389–90
suits brought against, 423
theoretical testing procedures of, 221–28,
223, 224, 227
, 230, 231, 234, 235, 254
toy helicopters of, 56–57
toys made by, 15, 127, 515–16
triumphant homecoming of, 390–94, 393
value as inventors stressed by, 293, 300, 303. 306, 316, 403. 412, 419
White House visit of, 391–92
world seen as hostile by, 302–3, 380
Wright Brothers, The: A Biography Authorized by Orville Wright
(Kelly), 521
Wright Brothers, The: Fathers of Flight
(McMahon), 517–18
“Wright Brothers’ Aeroplane, The” (Wright), 362
Wright Brothers’ Home Day Celebration, 390–91, 392–94,
393
Wright Brothers National Memorial, 505–7
Wright Cycle Company, 109–14, 116, 161, 204, 454
Wright Cycle Exchange, 108
Wright Field, 502–3, 511
Wilbur Wright Field, 510–11
Wright-Fliers, 426–33, 434–35
accidents and fatalities among, 430–31, 432, 434–35
exhibition flights of, 428–33, 434–35
training of, 426–28, 427, 429
Wright Flyer (1903):
American retrieval of, 495–96, 526–29
damage to, 269,
269
, 273, 354, 454
design and construction of, 255, 256, 259, 260–61, 263–64
English museum as recipient of, 491–92, 506, 509. 520, 525
first successful flights of, 265–70, 275, 289, 291
flying times achieved in, 268, 269, 270, 271, 274, 280