The famous Wright brothers were not the first to fly, nor were they the first to accomplish powered flight. They weren't even the first to fly an airplane (counting gliders as airplanes).
After several years of experimentation, the first flight was born in Kill Devil ... their restored hangar and home as well as the Wright Brothers Visitor Center, which houses exhibits detailing ...
Once the Wright Brothers had invented a practical and consistently flyable machine (what we now call an airplane) in 1903, they began developing the aviation business. One of the many variations of ...
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.
The 2025 Inductee will be announced on April 16th. Without the First Flight Society there would not be a Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The Kill Devil Hills ...