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Caretakers of the Sky: The Wright Brothers and Recording the Aerial Age

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Despite such a momentous achievement, as laid out by the Smithsonian Institute, the US government initially took little interest in the Wright’s invention. Orville and Wilbur spent the next five years perfecting their designs and securing a patent. 486, Air Force Magazine: [link]. Around the same time, the U.S.