After the Wright brothers developed the first powered airplane, it didn't take long for the military to want to adopt it. Here's who built the first one.

Here’s how it works. The Wright brothers' first airplane flight on Dec. 17, 1903, lasted only 12 seconds, and news of the achievement appeared in just four newspapers the next morning.

Since the Wright brothers’ first flight in ... the opening years of the 20th century, this aircraft completed the world’s ...

heavier-than-air and controlled aircraft. Paone said aviators previously flew using balloons, kites and gliders until the Wright Brothers conducted the first flight in 1903. The brothers flew the ...

Midair refueling is pretty standard business these days, but like all the other milestones in flight history, someone had to ...

Heavier-than-air powered flight is ... and one of the Wright brothers’ bicycle shops. (The building where they worked on their plans for the world’s first successful airplane was relocated ...