At first, since the Wright Brothers had been toiling in relative obscurity, French aviators heralded Santos Dumont’s flight as the ... Wanderley looked at the images of his great-uncle on ...

Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright's crowning achievement, the world's first practical fixed-wing aircraft made its seminal sustained flight in an Ohio cow pasture called Huffman Prairie, outside ...

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 ...

They were the first to demonstrate sustained flight of a heavier-than-air machine under complete control of the pilot. December 17 is nationally recognized as Wright Brothers Day. The brothers ...

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

A grandniece to the pioneering Ohio brothers, Amanda Wright Lane, testified in February that the 1905 plane was "their Tesla," and represented the beginning of a human flight plan to Mars.

A grandniece to the pioneering Ohio brothers, Amanda Wright Lane, testified in February that the 1905 plane was “their Tesla,” and represented the beginning of a human flight plan to Mars.

Their Tesla': Pioneering Brothers' Wright Flyer III Is Designated Ohio's Official State Plane COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane.