Their machines were not capable of either sustaining themselves ... and then only after being inspired by news accounts of the Wright brothers. That brings us to the claims of Gustave Whitehead ...

They were the first to demonstrate sustained flight of a heavier-than-air machine under complete control of the pilot. December 17 is nationally recognized as Wright Brothers Day. The brothers ...

and the brothers were soon hand-crafting their own. But they grew restless and Wilbur, now 30, was anxious to make his mark in the world. "The boys of the Wright family are all lacking in ...

In 1949 the Library of Congress acquired 303 glass plate negatives developed by the Wright ... brothers honed their camera skills as they documented their flight research. By 1902, they were ...

But in experimenting with those gliders the Wright brothers discovered that those machines were producing roughly 20 percent less lift than their calculations had predicted. Now, these guys were ...

The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age explores who Wilbur and Orville Wright were, what they achieved and how they did it, and how the world first reacted to their revolutionary ...

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 ...

On a recent trip to Dayton, I spent the day visiting some of its many Wright brothers sites. Despite being less than an hour away, Dayton is typically out of my purview for local history.

There were pyrotechnic displays ... saw events that delighted them and inspired curiosity. They watched the Wright brothers' plane fly, dirigibles and even a race that aimed to see if either ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and ...

A local small business owner is honoring a piece of Dayton history in his shop. Shane Anderson, owner of Ghostlight Coffee and Gather by Ghostlight, has on display a wing rib from a 22-year-old ...