The Dayton-made Wright Flyer III now just needs governor approval to become the official state airplane of Ohio, following ...

At first, since the Wright Brothers had been toiling in relative obscurity, French aviators heralded Santos Dumont’s flight as the world’s first. Now, much to Brazil’s distress, the French and most of ...

which was the first manned aircraft to take flight in 1903, the Flyer III was a steerable craft that became the blueprint for the emerging aircraft industry. "The 1905 Wright Flyer III is the ...

In 1903, U.S. schoolchildren are taught, the Wright brothers piloted their Wright Flyer into the air in Kitty Hawk, N.C., and soared into the history books. Brazilians hear a different story ...

Just about everyone has heard of the ill-fated Titanic, but there's a set of letters associated with it that are often ...

In 1903, the Wright brothers made history by successfully flying a manned aircraft called the Wright Flyer, which was equipped with a single gasoline engine and generated thrust by connecting the ...

“We cover everything from the original 1903 Wright Flyer to modern aviation. There’s something for everybody—military, experimental, civilian, and commercial aircraft.” The museum features ...

The first commercial passenger flight took off on January 1, 1914, by the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line. Piloted by Tony Jannus, it covered 34 km in 23 minutes. The first ticket sold for $400 ...

When the Wright brothers finally succeeded in getting their flyer airborne on Dec. 17, 1903, many didn’t believe they had really done it. Curious to see how the Cincinnati newspapers covered the ...