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Wright Company
 Wright Company factory, Dayton Ohio, 1911 | |
| Founded | November 22, 1909 |
|---|---|
| Founders | |
| Defunct | 1916 |
| Fate | Merged with Glenn L. Martin Company in 1916 |
| Successor | Wright-Martin |
| Headquarters | , United States |
The Wright Company was the commercial aviation business venture of the Wright brothers, established by them on November 22, 1909, in conjunction with several prominent industrialists from New York and Detroit with the intention of capitalizing on their invention of the practical airplane.[1][2] The company maintained its headquarters office in New York City and built its factory in Dayton, Ohio.
- ^ "Big Men of Finance Back the Wrights". The New York Times. 23 November 1909.
- ^ Tom D. Crouch. "Aero Club of Washington: Aviation in the Nation's Capital, 1909-1914": 44.
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