# Why no Wright brothers movie?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [June 22, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809 "2008-06-22T17:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809/121 "2022-06-10T20:54:37Z")

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> [@3AxisCtrl](#):
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> > [@terentii](#):
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> > Did they not market their own brand of bicycles (also called Wright Flyers) …
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> There’s no record of any bicycle model they sold under that name.

Not disputing this, but I believe that name was in the bio I read in fifth or sixth grade. I wish I could remember the title or author of the book so I could give you a better cite.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809/122 "2022-06-10T23:29:52Z")

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This thread has taken an odd turn.

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809/123 "2022-06-11T05:25:28Z")

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like an Immelmann

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