Orville Wright takes to the air at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in the world’s first powered, controlled, sustained flight, on December 17, 1903. His brother Wilbur (on the ground, right ...

Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright's crowning achievement, the world's first practical fixed-wing aircraft made its ...

Join the First Flight Society on April 16th to celebrate Wilbur Wright's 158th birthday with a special luncheon at the Hilton ...

Japan's first flight closely followed America's, inspired by the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking achievement. Many nations, ...

Even Orville Wright himself was significantly injured while his passenger Thomas Selfridge became the first casualty of an ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright's crowning achievement, the world's first practical fixed-wing ...

DeWine signed the bill into law Tuesday. Built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the 1905 Wright Flyer III was the first practical airplane, capable of sustained and controlled flight. The longest ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright’s crowning achievement, the world’s first practical fixed ...