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Popular Science: December 17, 1903 – The Wright brothers take flight, drama ensues

By Bill Gourgey

Popular Science: December 17, 1903 – The Wright brothers take flight, drama ensues
Aeronautics & History
  • Publisher: Popular Science
  • Editor: Marina Galperina
  • Published: December 17, 2024

From my Anniversary collection on Pop Sci

The fight over 'First in Flight.'

Today, Wilbur and Orville Wright are as synonymous with the first to achieve powered flight as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are with the first to walk on the moon. But it wasn’t always so.

December 17, 1903 – The Wright brothers take flight, drama ensues

Many thanks to Marina Galperina, Popular Science Managing Editor.

Enjoyed this story? You might like "What It Would Take for Cars to Actually Fly" in Popular Science


Series: Articles & Essays Tagged with: airplane, flight, Kitty Hawk, Popular Science, Wright brothers

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