In 1949 the Library of Congress acquired 303 glass plate negatives developed by the Wright brothers ... the brothers honed their camera skills as they documented their flight research.

The possibility that someone may have flown a powered airplane before the Wright brothers is back in the news. Over the years a number of candidates have been suggested for first-flight honors.

Most of us were taught in middle school that the Wright Brothers flew the first plane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

In 1912 the idea of flight was still new to most people, including those who lived in Marietta. The idea that man could ...

Midair refueling is pretty standard business these days, but like all the other milestones in flight history, someone had to ...

Whether they’re opening for takeoff, spreading wide for a lazy soar or flapping to brake for landing, bird wings make flying ...

Wright Brothers National Memorial sits at 1000 North Croatan Highway, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The site opens daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed only on Christmas Day.

It's the first time anyone ... issues may delay the flight—sometimes by hours, days, or longer." Gilmour, based in Gold Coast, Australia, was founded in 2012 by two brothers—Adam and James ...

In 2003 Crouch chaired the federal advisory board that planned the commemoration of the first flight by the Wright Brothers. One has to believe he would have become an aviator himself if he could ...

The main house itself was built by Johnson Brothers of Ann Arbor and designed with copper roofs and clean lines throughout, Flewelling said. Frank Lloyd Wright ... one was first built in 1997 ...

Because at 4 a.m., the world is still too tired to suck. The terminals are cleaner (you’re the first sacrificial lamb of the ...