The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped ...

Wilbur and Orville followed with interest the progress ... This principle, which the Wright brothers called "wing warping," was a revolutionary break-through. In 1900 they built a full-size ...

It was 121 years ago Tuesday that Wilbur and Orville Wright ... plates with a sketch of the brothers' experimental aircraft, called the "Wright Flyer." Orville piloted the first flight, which ...

Wilbur and Orville Wright, colloquially known as the Wright Brothers, are credited with flying the first powered, heavier-than-air and controlled aircraft. Paone said aviators previously flew ...

If you flew to Outer Banks, you have the Wright Brothers to thank. In the early 1900s, Orville and Wilbur moved here from Ohio for the area's steady winds to pursue their aviation dreams.

Charles F. Page received a patent for his contraption before the Wright brothers' historic flight, but the siblings filed for their patent first.

120 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the breakthrough that would allow humans to reach the heavens and beyond. They achieved what no one else had until then, the first successful flight ...

The memorial, which was first opened in 1932, highlights the location where brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright spent years to create the world’s first heavier than air, powered controlled flight.