Object Details Manufacturer Wright Brothers, Dayton, Ohio Physical Description Type: Two-Blade, Fixed-Pitch, Wood Diameter: 259.1 cm (102 in.) Chord: 19.2 cm (7.6 in.) Engine Application: ...

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers inaugurated the aerial age with their successful first flights of a heavier-than-air flying machine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This airplane, known as the ...

This glider was taken to MIT's Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel, an indoor space with fans that simulate wind flow.

The Wright brothers designed and constructed the world's first practical fixed-pitch propeller and developed the aerodynamic theory to calculate its performance during the process of creating their ...

Even before the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1903, humans took to the sky. The desire to fly is both ancient and universal. It is an essential element in our oldest stories of gods and ...

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.

Everyone knows how the Wright brothers invented an aircraft that took them on a first, iconic flight in 1903. What they might ...

We pay homage to the Wright Brothers every day on a global scale: every time someone hops in a plane for work or pleasure, they can thank Orville and Wilbur for the luxury. We wanted to celebrate ...

Wright was wearing a bird-cage facemask and had a cape laying on his shoulders in the sculpture. The trophy, which has mostly been called the "NFL Man of the Year Award," was renamed to honor ...