How did the Wright brothers react after their flight made them famous?
The Wright brothers were raised in a home that placed great emphasis on personal character. Milton Wright, a bishop in the United Brethren Church, raised Wilbur and Orville to believe that humility and courtesy were essential in all relationships. As a result, they remained unchanged in virtually every respect by their success, save one. Because of the bitter patent fights and legal battles that followed, the brothers became less trusting of those outside their tight-knit circle of family and friends, and more insulated from the world. Where do you plan to be on December 17? Freezing in Kitty Hawk! At 10:35 a.m., on the spot where the Wright brothers first conquered the wind 100 years earlier, an attempt will be made to fly an authentic replica of the original Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. I’ll be there, with a few thousand others, to capture the moment and cheer them on.
