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 ...

It represents a unique moment in history when, on 17 December 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first ... aviation technology from that very first flight to the contemporary aircraft of today.

The Wright brothers may have engineered the first plane, but that has nothing on history's largest aircraft. Here's how Kitty Hawk's finest hold up against an Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and the new ...

Orville and Wilbur Wright were inspired by Otto Lilienthal, a German glider pioneer. Though he crashed to his death in 1896, the Wrights were obsessed the technical problems involved in flight.

Ohio moved one step closer to making the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer III the official state airplane Wednesday following a unanimous Senate vote.

The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 24 on Wednesday, Feb. 12, sponsored by State Senators Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) and ...

If you flew to Outer Banks, you have the Wright Brothers ... monument in the shape of an airplane tail marks this significant flight. To get a glimpse into the brothers' lives, travelers can ...