American Experience: The Wright Stuff 28 years old

On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine flight: a smooth take-off banking into a couple of tight circles, ending in a perfect landing. The flight took less than two minutes, but it left spectators awestruck. While the combined talents of Wilbur and Orville Wright had produced the first plane capable of controlled flight , their distrust of others had almost cost them the credit for their invention. Now, having proved to the public that they had mastered the sky, the reserved brothers from the small town of Dayton, Ohio, became world celebrities.

Credits

American Experience: The Wright Stuff Cast

Name	Character
David McCullough He was 62, now 91 years old	as Series Host
Garrison Keillor He was 53, now 82 years old	as Narrator

American Experience: The Wright Stuff Crew

Name	Department
Michael Bacon as Music. He was 46 (now 75) years old	Sound
Jeanne Jordan as Editor.	Editing