jondc9, I really am not a conspiracy theorist as you seem to think and I do not agree with quite a lot which has been said here. I am debating the facts dispassionately to examine all possible truths; my only conclusion is that the Wrights are an important part of a long process but not as stand-alone important as is often claimed. This does not diminish what they did.
Glad to know you do know of Bleriot! I said he was "virtually unkonwn" not "totally unknown", and that has been my experience of years living in USA; I am always glad to hear of more people around the world being aware of his (and his constructor's!) achievements.
I see inventions and break-throughs in global and historic terms, and I consider this is often the way to a fuller understanding.