We all know about the Wright brothers, but who was the first man to fly a plane over in Europe? Three years after the Ohio natives accomplished man's first flight, Brazilian aeronaut Alberto ...

Langley’s Aerodrome did, in fact, take off from the deck of a house boat days before the Wright brothers’ flight ... “If the publication of this paper should clear the way for Dr. Wright ...

Almost as astonishing as the fact that a pair of bicycle shop owners ... For one thing, the Wright Brothers were publicity shy and fiercely secretive about their invention and did not invite ...

Aviation has always been interesting to me. My dad had his pilot’s license for years, but my first plane ride was quite ...

Crouch: I think one of the reasons that the Wright brothers have such extraordinary appeal—not just for Americans but for people all over the world—is the fact that you have these two bicycle ...

He was an aviation pioneer, the father of controlled flight, the subject of a Glenn Ford movie, and yet most outside ...

December 17 is nationally recognized as Wright Brothers Day. The brothers' innovation is one of North Carolina's seminal moments. As most drivers know, the state honors their "First in Flight ...

On Dec. 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, harnessed the winds of North Carolina's Outer Banks to take flight. On Dec. 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, harnessed the winds of North ...

Once he translated his designs from ink and paper to wood and cloth ... Neither Lilienthal nor the Wright brothers were ...

If you flew to Outer Banks, you have the Wright Brothers to thank. In the early 1900s, Orville and Wilbur moved here from Ohio for the area's steady winds to pursue their aviation dreams.