Longest glider flight, 8 years after their first powered flight. Oct. 24, 2011 — -- "For some years," wrote Wilbur Wright in 1900, "I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible ...

MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host an event on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The event will feature ...

On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. They ...

In the shadow of the Wright brothers’ achievements, high school students have built a plane of their own — only the second ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WALB) - On December 17, 1903, North Carolina’s Wright Brothers took their first flight, changing travel forever. The Wright Brothers — Orville and Wilbur — were mechanics who became ...

Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina preserves the site of the first powered flight. Wilbur and Orville Wright were two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio who owned a company ...

"WRIGHT BROTHERS HONORED ON 25th. ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT. Wilbur and Orville Wright, first men to fly a heavier than air craft, were honored at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on the anniversary of their first ...