PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil — Who invented the airplane? Questions don’t get much simpler. But in Brazil and the United States, the answer you’ll get isn’t likely to be the same. In 1903, U.S ...

The 1905 Wright Flyer III has been named Ohio's official state aircraft. Here's why it's important to the Buckeye State, and aviation at large.

Have you ever taken a close look at the picture of the Wright Brothers' first flight? There are amazing details that tell a lot about this famous day. Take a deep dive into this famous first flight ...

The first flight on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with Orville Wright at the controls of the Wright Flyer. The plane flew for 12 seconds and a distance of 120 feet. Contained within ...

BEMUS POINT – Commanding aircraft and flying the friendly skies is something Bemus Point Native and Capt. Thomas “Digger” ...

There, on Dec. 17, 1903, after three years of painstaking work, Orville was at the controls of their motorized 605-pound Flyer for that first, 12-second flight, immortalized in a photograph.

Though the U.S. was lagging behind in commercial flight, a graphic from the 1925 issue shows we were leading the charge in at least one technological arena: gabbing on the phone.

In the shadow of the world’s first practical airplane, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently celebrated with Wright family members legislation that makes the 1905 Wright Flyer the official state airplane.

Following that was the Wright Flyer II, which was nearly identical but beefed up the landing skids and other parts of the plane, according to information from wright-brothers.org.

Senate Bill 24, naming the 1905 Wright Flyer III by Orville and Wilbur Wright of Dayton as Ohio's state aircraft, was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in April and will go into effect on July 2.

The 1905 Wright Flyer III has been named Ohio's official state aircraft. Here's why it's important to the Buckeye State, and aviation at large.