Courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum The Wright Flyer—perhaps the most famous airplane in the world—rests in a place of honor on the second floor of the National Air and Space Museum.

The National Air and Space Museum is fortunate to have the artifact that inaugurated the aerial age—the 1903 Wright Flyer. The craft that hangs in the central place of honor in the Museum’s ...

At the center of the story and the heart of the gallery is the original 1903 Wright Flyer, one of the most iconic artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collection. National Air and Space Museum Fabric, ...

Undoubtedly, the most important aircraft of all time was the 1903 “Wright Flyer” or “Kitty Hawk.” Developed in the opening ...

Because the Flyer II struggled to reach the air ... the aircraft collections manager at France’s Air and Space Museum, “that the Wright brothers flew before Santos Dumont.” ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright’s crowning achievement, the world’s first practical ...

Sprawling across 80 acres, the museum offers both outdoor and indoor exhibits. Highlights include the Wright Flyer, which dates back to 1903, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the record-breaking ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed a bill designating the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane into law. Senate Bill 24, sponsored by State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott and Steve ...

Ken Kellett, the builder of the full-scale reproduction 1903 Wright Flyer, prepares the structure for its move from the lobby to a new exhibit hall at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright's crowning achievement, the world's first practical fixed ...

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 ...