The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (1871-1948) and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at what is now known as Kill Devil Hills. Lorin Wright (1862-1939), In 1893, he worked for Wilbur and Orville in their print shop, and in 1900 helped Katharine manage the Wright Cycle company while their brothers were in Kitty Hawk. He visited Wilbur and Orville at Kitty Hawk in 1902, notified the press in 1903 after their first powered flights, and loaned them his barn to build the machine that eventually became the first United States military aircraft. In 1911, he helped test the first airplane autopilot and in 1915, he spied on Glenn Curtiss to gather information for the Wright patent suit against the rival airplane manufacturer. Check Signed “Wright Cycle Co, W.W” written by Wilbur Wright on Winters National Bank, Dayton Ohio, January 4, 1906 to Meredith + Stolz for $30, one cancellation hole. ... plus, Check Signed “Wright Brothers” written and signed by Lorin Wright on The Winters National Bank, Dayton Ohio, March 11, 1911 to Lorin Wright for $22.96, one cancellation hole. ... plus, Check signed “Orville Wright” on Union Trust Co., Dayton Ohio, October 11, 1930 to Fowlertin Bank in the amount $2.98, cancelation holes.