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Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft, designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17, 1903 near the Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.The U.S...
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1903
12.14.1903
The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the ''Wright Flyer'' at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
12.15.1903
The Wright brothers' first attempt to launch the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, NC
12.17.1903
The Wright Brothers make their first powered and heavier-than-air flight in the ''Wright Flyer'' at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1910
8.8.1910
The US Army installs the first tricycle landing gear on the Army's Wright Flyer.