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1903 Wright Flyer

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Canard biplane with one 12-horsepower Wright horizontal four-cylinder engine driving two pusher propellers via sprocket-and-chain transmission system. Non-wheeled, linear skids act as landing gear. Natural fabric finish - no sealant or paint of any kind. The Wright brothers inaugurated the aerial age with the world's first successful flights of a powered heavier-than-air flying machine. The Wright Flyer was the product of a sophisticated four-year program of research and development conducted by Wilbur and Orville Wright beginning in 1899. After building and testing three full-sized gliders, the Wrights' first powered airplane flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, making a 12-second flight, traveling 36 m (120 ft), with Orville piloting. The best flight of the day, with Wilbur at the controls, covered 255.6 m (852 ft) in 59 seconds. Key Accomplishment(s): First Successful Powered Airplane with a Pilot Aboard Date: 1903 On View Currently on exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

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