Manufacturers such as Huffy, then operating as the Davis Sewing Machine Company, and the Wright Cycle Company made Dayton an ideal place for experimentation. The brothers returned to work refining ...
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Wright brothers achieved the world’s first flight on this day in 1903
On December 17, 1903, near the windy dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, history was made that would forever change how we look at the world and move about it. On that fateful morning, Orville and ...
The First Flight Society is hosting a free Wright Brothers Day event on December 17th at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC. The event commemorates the 120th anniversary of ...
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Disasters: 10 planes that crashed on their first flight
There is a reason test pilots have a reputation for cool-headed bravery. Historically, it has been a dangerous occupation, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. In this age of 15-hour nonstop flights, it’s hard to imagine ...
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