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Since the Wright brothers' first flight in 1903, aviation has evolved at a breathtaking pace, shaping human history and technology. From pioneering innovations to game-changing milestones, these ...

Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their 1903 Wright Flyer 120 feet in the air more than a century ago today. In 1963, a House Joint Resolution passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate ...

Early last year, freelance aviation historian John Brown sat in the office of the curator of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, home of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the plane widely considered ...

Volunteers at the Fargo Air Museum are putting the final touches on the 1903 Wright Flyer Project they've been working on for more than a year. Their meticulous efforts commemorate the first flight of ...

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, North ...

The 1903 Wright Flyer, the aircraft that ushered in the age of flight, will be lowered from the ceiling this fall and displayed at eye level, officials announced yesterday. This will be the first time ...

The History Channel commemorates the centennial of flight with the two-hour special "The Wright Challenge" on Tuesday at 9 p.m. The show follows the progress of four diverse "teams" that attempt to re ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane is on Mars. NASA’s experimental Martian helicopter holds a small swatch of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, the space ...

The artefact, on loan from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, symbolises America's 250th anniversary of ...