The Wright brothers' first airplane flight on Dec. 17 ... In 1899, Wilbur wrote this letter to the Smithsonian Institution, requesting copies of all the past research done: "Dear Sirs: I am ...

See airplanes of all sizes, shapes and colors from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

Partly due to Wright's legal obstructions, the US lagged behind European air forces in WWI and had to fly British and French ...

Ask anyone who invented the modern airplane and you’ll get a clear answer: the Wright Brothers ... According to a Smithsonian ...

Orville and Wilbur Wright were inspired by Otto Lilienthal, a German glider pioneer. Though he crashed to his death in 1896, the Wrights were obsessed the technical problems involved in flight. They ...

I n 1903, the Wright brothers made the first sustained human flight, flying the first plane above Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ...

In a letter to Langley, director of the Smithsonian Institution, Wilbur wrote, "I believe that simple flight at least ... This principle, which the Wright brothers called "wing warping," was ...

By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer The historic tale of the Wright Brothers and the invention of ... of their dream of becoming the first in flight. “Wilbur and Orville changed the course of ...

The story of the Wright brothers’ groundbreaking achievements in aviation is well-documented, but their sister, Katharine Wright’s contribution often goes unnoticed | Feminism, Women's Rights ...

If you flew to Outer Banks, you have the Wright Brothers ... monument in the shape of an airplane tail marks this significant flight. To get a glimpse into the brothers' lives, travelers can ...

MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport, the National Park ...