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title: "Wright Brothers' Patent"
year: 1906
country: "United States"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1906/wright-patent-1906"
slug: "wright-patent-1906"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1906-01-01"
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# Wright Brothers' Patent

> The U.S. Patent Office granted the historic aeronautical patent that legally established the Wrights' foundational claims to powered flight technology and aviator control systems.

## Summary

The Wright brothers patent war centers on the patent that the Wright brothers received for their method of airplane flight control. They were two Americans who are widely credited with inventing and building the world's first flyable airplane and making the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903.

## Sources

- [Wright brothers patent war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers_patent_war) - Wikipedia

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