11. 莱特兄弟公司

    莱特兄弟不是研制和驾驶飞机的第一人，但是与研制新飞机相比，他们的莱特兄弟公司（Wright Co.）更重视保护专利权。（事实上，有人认为莱特兄弟公司的专利战阻碍了新兴航空业务的发展。）但是他们的第821393号专利涉及三轴控制——俯仰、坡度和偏航运动——的发明，使固定翼飞机变得切实可行。时至今日，他们的方法依然是飞机制造的标准。—Tim Smith

    11. Wright Co.

    The Wright brothers were not the first to build and fly airplanes, and their company focused more on defending their patent rights than on developing new aircraft. (In fact, some argue that the Wrights' patent battles impeded the growth of the nascent aviation business). But their patent, no. 821393, described the invention of three-axis control—covering pitch, roll, and yaw—that made fixed-wing aircraft practical. Their method remains standard for airplanes today. —Tim Smith