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 ...

Charles F. Page received a patent for his contraption before the Wright brothers' historic flight, but the siblings filed for their patent first.

That qualifier is also important because it’s what distinguishes Montgomery from the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who are credited with the first powered, controlled flight (in Kitty ...

Neither Lilienthal nor the Wright brothers were isolated in their pursuit ... take quite a lot of work to turn this simple gliding flight into long distance human flight. The achievements so ...

Sunday 17 December, the First Flight Society will commemorate 120th anniversary of their accomplishment at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina. Wright Brothers Day: 120th ...

The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped ...

The XB-1 is a demonstrator for the future Boom Overture, which aims to be the first supersonic passenger aircraft made in the ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An early morning fire damaged a commercial building complex housing an historic airplane factory founded by the Wright Brothers in Ohio on Sunday, authorities said.

With a gentle shove, Robert Plate launched the 15-foot wooden glider and its pilot, Robert Townsend, into a light breeze on a fall afternoon more than 123 years ago.

Later that year, when Wilbur finally made his demonstration flight around a racetrack in France before a small crowd of spectators, the French realized the Wright brothers had moved far beyond ...

Later that year, when Wilbur finally made his demonstration flight around a racetrack in France before a small crowd of spectators, the French realized the Wright brothers had moved far beyond ...