Wright brothers: NOTE: This entry covers joint activities only. For individual activities, _see below_--Wright, Orville, and Wright, Wilbur. _See also_ Wright Co., W. medals, W. monuments, W. patents, W. planes, W. records, etc., below. Ancestors and parents, 19–22; boyhood, 5–18, 23–28; early interest in mechanics, 5–9, 25; lathe, 12–13; circuses, 15–18, 33–34; reading, 26–27; weekly paper, 38; start bicycle business, 38–39; begin manufacture and repair work, 39–44 Early interest in aeronautics, 45; reading on it, 46–47; experiments in building gliders, 48–55; first Kitty Hawk experiments (1901), 55–72; make wind-tunnels, 74–78; at K. H. (1902), 79; meet tail-spin problem, 81–83 Develop engine, 84–90; transmission and propeller problems, 89–90; power flights at K. H. (1903), 90–95; first successful flight, 95–103; get flying field near Dayton, 122–23; early public trials, 124–26; track and launching problems, 127–29; improve records, 130, 137–38; first complete circular flight, 130, 142; their first three planes described, 84–94, 112–13, 121–22, 130–34 Early relations with public and press, 103–11, 134–46; first eye-witness story printed, 143–43; early dealings with U. S. and British govts., 147–65; abandon project to demonstrate at Jamestown, 160–61 Their work discussed in France, 166–71; asked for information and prices, 171–73; their letter shown at Aéro Club, 174–75; visited by Weaver, and demonstrate for him, 175–79; investigated by Coquelle, 179–80; approached by Ferber for French govt., 182–83; visited by Fordyce, 183–85; visited by French Commission, 187–91; by Alexander, 191; by _Herald_ reporter, 191–92; meet Flint in N. Y., 194–96; go to Paris, 202–204; to Berlin, 204–206 Negotiations with U. S. War Dept., 208–14; their bid accepted, 211–12; add improvements to 1905 plane, 214–15; go to K. H., 215–25; publicity begins, 216–25; in France (1909), 250–53; to Rome, 255; plan formation of German Wright company, 257; to Le Mans for gift bronze, 257–58; to London for medals, etc., 258; to Washington for Aero Club medals, 258 Return to Dayton celebrated, 258–59; get Govt. bonus after Fort Meyer tests, 260; organize The Wright Company, 268–71; their only joint flight, 276; build house at Hawthorn Hill, 282 Wright, “Buster,” 281 Wright Company, 268–71, 278, 279, 281, 283, 285, 286, 288, 295, 296 (_see also_ French--German--British Wright Co.) Wright Cycle Co., 39–44, 77, 114, 120–21, 148, 176, 271 Wright, Dan, 21–22 Wright, Mrs. Dan, 21 Wright exhibition flights, charges for, 277