~ the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. ~ , 12 -2 They Were First http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Thomas Page

Curtiss-Wright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Curtiss-Wright came into existence on July 5, 1929, the result of a merger of 12 companies associated with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio,[2] and was headquartered in Buffalo, New York. With $75 million in capital, it was the largest aviation company in the country. , Glenn Curtiss http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , 1 -5 ( sort 1929 _ 1985 , 87, 2007 history capitalism trends ? ) 12 -20 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

On 31 December 1913, Orville Wright demonstrated a Model E with a "automatic stabilizer" flying seven circuits around Huffman Prairie field with his hands above his head.[3] The Model E demonstrations earned the Wright Brothers the 1913 Collier Trophy from Aero Club of America. ~ The model E was fitted with a prototype autopilot that used a wind driven generator and pendulums to drive the wing warping controls. The design was quickly eclipsed by a gyroscopic autopilot developed by Lawrence Sperry for the competing Curtiss Aeroplane Company.[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.wright.edu/isap... , 12 -31 Gimbals http://friendfeed.com/citizen... , 1 -7 http://www.salon.com/2011... 2 -12 http://airfactsjournal.com/2014... - Thomas Page

Wright Cycle Company http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Charlie Taylor (mechanic) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... 12 -18 http://friendfeed.com/citizen... 12 -26 http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows... - Thomas Page

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Eddie Rickenbacker - Age of Speed [ Lindbergh [[ Hughes http://friendfeed.com/citizen... {({( " I Went to a Garden Party " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... )})} [[[ Graham Bell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page