On this day in 1903, the first successful engine-powered, manned airplane was flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright. In a field near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the brothers flew their machine, the Wright Flyer, about 120 feet in 12 seconds.
On this day in 1903, the first successful engine-powered, manned airplane was flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright. In a field near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the brothers flew their machine, the Wright Flyer, about 120 feet in 12 seconds.