Charles F. Page received a patent for his contraption before the Wright brothers' historic flight, but the siblings filed for their patent first.
He was taking it easy in life ... the early 20th century—Louis Blériot, for example—they were developing widely divergent configurations of aircraft. That's not true with the Wright brothers.
Sunday 17 December, the First Flight Society will commemorate 120th anniversary of their accomplishment at the Wright Brothers National ... two American aviators and early aviation entrepreneurs ...