- Orville Wright continued his work in aviation. After Wilbur's death, Orville continued to be active in the aviation industry. He served as president of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, which manufactured aircraft engines, and he was a member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which was the forerunner of NASA.
- The Wright brothers' legacy was celebrated. The Wright brothers were honored in numerous ways after their deaths. Statues of the brothers were erected in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio, and other cities around the world. The United States Postal Service issued a postage stamp in their honor in 1939, and the Wright Brothers Memorial Bridge was built across the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in 1932.
- Aviation continued to develop. The Wright brothers' work laid the foundation for the development of aviation, and their ideas and innovations continued to be used in the design and construction of aircraft. In the years following the Wright brothers' deaths, aviation continued to advance rapidly, and new technologies were developed that made flying safer, faster, and more efficient.
- Human Space Flight became a reality. The culmination of advancements made in the field of aviation, that were spurred by the contributions of the Wright Brothers, came in 1969, with the successful landing of Apollo 11 on the moon.