they had had no college education, no formal technical training, no experience working with anyone other than themselves, no friends in high places, no financial backers, no government subsidies, and little money of their own. Or the entirely real possibility that at some point, like Otto Lilienthal, they could be killed. McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers (p. 35). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition.

— Wright’s background  

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