This principle, which the Wright brothers called "wing warping," was a revolutionary break-through. In 1900 they built a full-size, piloted version of a box kite and tested its control mechanisms ...

This principle, which the Wright brothers called "wing warping," was a revolutionary break-through. In 1900 they built a full-size, piloted version of a box kite and tested its control mechanisms ...

Charles F. Page was granted a patent for an airship one month before the Wright brothers received a patent for their flying machine; however, the Wrights filed for their patent before Page.

The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped ...

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 ...

Neither Lilienthal nor the Wright brothers were isolated in their pursuit; as the 19th century came to a close, researchers ...

It represents a unique moment in history when, on 17 December 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first sustained, powered and controlled flights, marking the birth of modern aviation. The fabric ...

The brothers had assumed that they could learn ... accurately in advance a screw propeller's performance. WILBUR WRIGHT TO OCTAVE CHANUTE DAYTON, June 18, 1903 The papers on screws [propellers ...

Ohio moved one step closer to making the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer III the official state airplane Wednesday following a unanimous Senate vote. Senate Bill 24, backed by local lawmaker Sen. Steve ...

Over 9,000 certificated pilots have received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in the United States. Dave Kovach joins ...