On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew their "Flyer" four times, with their longest flight lasting 59 seconds and covering 852 feet. With these flights, they became the first to ...

At first, since the Wright Brothers had been toiling in relative obscurity, French aviators heralded Santos Dumont’s flight as the world’s first. Now, much to Brazil’s distress, the French and most of ...

The Dayton-made Wright Flyer III now just needs governor approval to become the official state airplane of Ohio, following Wednesday's 85-0 House vote on Senate Bill 24. The Flyer III, designed and ...

When the Wright brothers finally succeeded in getting their flyer airborne on Dec. 17, 1903, many didn’t believe they had really done it. Curious to see how the Cincinnati newspapers covered the ...

1908 Wright Military Flyer National Air and Space Museum Dolly, Launching, Wright National Air and Space Museum Table, Kitchen, Wright Brothers, Kill Devil Hills National Air and Space Museum ...

The 1905 Wright Flyer III is on display at the Wright Brothers Aviation Center at Carillon Historic Park in Dayton. It is the only airplane to be designated as a National Historic Landmark.

In 1903, the Wright brothers made history by successfully flying a manned aircraft called the Wright Flyer, which was equipped with a single gasoline engine and generated thrust by connecting the ...

On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright became the first to make a ... Though not formerly trained in the field of engineering, the brothers approached the problem of flight as would ...

The Flyer III, designed and built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, set flight duration and distance records near Dayton in 1905. Unlike the brothers’ first Flyer, which was the first manned ...