The Wright family had roots in Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa, but considered the house at 7 Hawthorn in Dayton to be their true home. The brothers had that unusual combination of curiosity, drive, and precision thinking to not only tackle the challenge of manned flight but to actually conquer it with their solution of "win warping." Their first flight followed meticulous tests on the sand dunes of Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina. From humble beginnings in their bicycle shop, they literally catapulted themselves into aviation history. Today, their Dayton home itself, and their bicycle shop, are preserved in Henry Ford's Greenfield Village, while the "Flyer" is forever on display at the Smithsonian. Their legacy is seen daily in contrails in the sky above.
