First flight of Wright brothers aircraft, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, December 17,1903. Creator: Unknown.

First flight of Wright brothers aircraft, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, December 17,1903. Creator: Unknown.

First flight of Wright brothers' aircraft, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, December 17, 1903. The first powered, heavier-than-air controlled flight in history flight lasted 12 seconds and flew a distance of 120 feet. Orville Wright piloted the historic flight while his brother, Wilbur, observed. The brothers took three other flights that day, each flight lasting longer than the other with the final flight going a distance of 852 feet in 59 seconds. This flight was the culmination of a number of years of research on gliders. In 1909 the Army Signal Corps purchased a Wright Flyer, creating the first military airplane. Although Wilbur passed away May 30, 1912, from typhoid fever, Orville remained an active promoter of aviation until his death on January 30, 1948.

WRIGHT BROTHERS • ORVILLE WRIGHT • WILBUR WRIGHT

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