
Wright Brothers and Sister and a Smithsonian Spat
The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
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How to Fly a Kite
Orv and Wil made an aluminum engine, but they also realized that there were several points of control a pilot would need to master while flying through the air. They knew that he had information that they did not, and as the head of the Smithsonian, they figured he should probably share that info. Samuel obliged and offered what he could.
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