Chapter 1 from the public domain book, "The Early History of the Airplane". Originally published 1922 by The Dayton-Wright airplane Co. Adapted from the Project Gutenberg edition, originally released May, 2008. The original Project Gutenberg may be downloaded from here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25420

Written by Orville and Wilbur Wright. Narrated by Leslie Martin. Audiobook production Copyright 2025, by GreatLand Media.

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