First Flight

On this day in 1903, Orville and Wilbur, self taught aeronautical engineers, made their first successful powered flight. 66 years later, we put a man on the moon.

On this day in 1903, Orville and Wilbur, self taught aeronautical engineers, made their first successful powered flight.

66 years later, we put a man on the moon.

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  1. captainned

    And to think that the Smithsonian Institution pretended up until 1948 that the Wrights had done no such thing and that the honor should belong to Langley.

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  2. Quartermaster

    There’s something not quite right about someone that has an Air Force base named after him.

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