The Wright brothers flew after years of glider tests
The Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight in 1903, but only after years of methodical glider experiments and over a thousand test flights.
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history with the first sustained, controlled powered flight in their aircraft, the Flyer. This 12-second journey near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, covering 120 feet, launched the age of aviation. Their success wasn't luck; it was the result of a scientific approach.
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