A Century of Flight: Remembering the First Airplane to Soar
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved what many had considered impossible: they successfully flew the world's first powered airplane. The flight took place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where the Wright brothers had been conducting experiments with gliders and other flying machines for several years. The first flight lasted just 12 seconds and covered a distance of only 120 feet, but it was a monumental achievement that...
