исторические факты

  1. December 1903

    First successful flight of the Wright Flyer

    English: First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36...

  2. December 1903

    Telegram from Orville Wright in Kitty Hawk

    At approximately 10:35 in the morning on December 17, 1903, Orville Wright made the first powered, controlled...

December 1903

First successful flight of the Wright Flyer
  • English: First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright was at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with his hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. Wilbur Wright ran alongside to balance the machine, and just released his hold on the forward upright of the right wing in the photo. The starting rail, the wing-rest, a coil box, and other items needed for flight preparation are visible behind the machine. This was considered "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air, powered flight" by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.