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The World's First Powered Flight

Dale Mussen — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:00:46 +0000

Ohio calls itself the “Birthplace of Aviation.” North Carolina proclaims itself “First In Flight.” Both take credit for the Wright brothers and their inventions. Which one has the most convincing bragging rights? Actually both states do. Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane. They developed and built it in [...]

Wright Brothers First Flight – Dale's Daily Data

Dale Mussen — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:08 +0000

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the historic flight of the Wright brothers’ airplane at Kitty Hawk. Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight. The brothers sent a telegram back home to their father in Ohio asking him [...]

Dale's Daily Data: Man In Flight

Dale Mussen — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:04:59 +0000

Wright Brothers First Flight (Historical Archive)There’s always been some dispute whether the Wright brothers were actually the first ones to fly. They had a fascination with being able to fly from the time they were kids. They made paper airplanes when they were young and tried to figure out how they could put together a machine that would lift a man off the ground and bring him back safely.