Some species of birds like geese save energy by flying in close formation. Airliners could use a similar trick to burn less ...

The Wright brothers may have engineered the first plane, but that has nothing on history's largest aircraft. Here's how Kitty Hawk's finest hold up against an Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and the new ...

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.

The article goes on to describe the airship's design, concluding ... Magazine, Smithsonian, and Tom Crouch. "The Wright Brothers' First Flight Photo, Annotated." Smithsonian Magazine, https ...

In the Wright Brothers’ design, the plane’s elevators are on the front, not the back, as they would be in future plane designs. The banner reading “Birthplace of Aviation” – recognizing ...

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew their "Flyer" four times, with their longest flight lasting 59 seconds and covering 852 feet. With these flights, they became the first to ...

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Sunday 17 December, the First Flight Society will commemorate 120th anniversary of their accomplishment at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina. Wright Brothers Day: 120th ...