First Powered Flight
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Date
December 17, 1903
Type
National
Author
htristian82
Location
North Carolina,
United States
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Event Details
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. The first flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet.
It marked the beginning of the aerial age, shrinking the globe and launched the aviation age, reshaping transportation, commerce, exploration, and warfare.