On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew their "Flyer" four times ... The Wrights placed the elevator at the front of the plane because they believed it prevented the plane from falling ...

Ohio moved one step closer to making the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer III the official state airplane Wednesday following a unanimous Senate vote. Senate Bill 24, backed by local lawmaker Sen. Steve ...

Undoubtedly, the most important aircraft of all time was the 1903 “Wright Flyer” or “Kitty Hawk.” Developed in the opening years of the 20th century, this aircraft completed the world’s ...

The Wright brothers lifted their 1903 Wright Flyer off the ground over a century ago, and now the Mars helicopter will attempt the same. Ginny took off from the surface of the Red Planet on Monday ...

Orville and Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio, flying their "Wright Flyer" at Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, achieve the first powered, heavier-than-air, controlled and sustained ...