#wright brothers

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Soaring into history 🛩️Wilbur and Orville Wright

Soaring into history on December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved the first successful flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their revolutionary Wright Flyer soared for just 12 seconds on its maiden voyage.

The Wright brothers' invention was officially recognized when they were granted U.S. Patent No. 821,393 on May 22, 1906, for their "Flying Machine."

This patent, preserved in the records of the National Archives, laid the foundation for their innovative three-axis control system, which allowed a pilot to steer the aircraft effectively. This key innovation remains a fundamental principle in aviation to this day.

The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records.

[detroitlib]

View of an advertising card for Wright Bros., depicting roses in a vase. Printed on front: "Wright Bros, dealers in groceries, provisions, meats and vegetables, choice butter and eggs a specialty. 253 Grand River Ave., Detroit."

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

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[citizenscreen]

On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft.

[gemini-enthusiast]

A few hits from my time at the National Air and Space Museum! These were all taken with my phone rather than my camera, I got some much better shots with the camera but I use my phone to get shots on the fly, as they say. Pun fully intended.

The Bell X-1, which in 1947 became the first aircraft to break the sound barrier.

Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega, flown during her groundbreaking flight across the Atlantic.

SpaceShipOne, the first commercially developed crewed spacecraft designed for suborbital flight.

The Wright Flyer, considered by many to be the first functional aircraft.

"Family Portrait," a lineup of Mars rovers including Sojourner's flight backup Marie Curie, Spirit/Opportunity, and Curiosity.

[mxwcario]

Ohio don’t deserve the First In Flight title. Who gives a fuck if the Wright brothers were born there? All they had there was a bike shop. They FLEW in North Carolina.

Never getting rid of my PEAK NC First in Flight license plate EVER.

[ineffableclassics]

Crowley and Aziraphale visit the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 1903, and inadvertently interfere (a bit) with the first powered flight.

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