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    On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers became the first to achieve sustained, controlled flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the first flight of 120 feet in 12 seconds, while Wilbur's fourth and final flight that day traveled 852 feet in 59 seconds. Later that day, they informed their father of their success with four flights against a 21 mile-per-hour wind.

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    On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers became the first to achieve sustained, controlled flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the first flight of 120 feet in 12 seconds, while Wilbur's fourth and final flight that day traveled 852 feet in 59 seconds. Later that day, they informed their father of their success with four flights against a 21 mile-per-hour wind.

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    On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers became the first to achieve sustained, controlled flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the first flight of 120 feet in 12 seconds, while Wilbur's fourth and final flight that day traveled 852 feet in 59 seconds. Later that day, they informed their father of their success with four flights against a 21 mile-per-hour wind.

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    On the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting

    and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville piloted the
    first flight that lasted just 12 seconds and 120 feet. On the fourth and final flight of the
    day, Wilbur traveled 852 feet, remaining airborne for 59 seconds. That morning, the
    brothers became the first people to demonstrate sustained flight of a heavier-than-air
    machine under the complete control of the pilot.
    They built their 1903 glider in sections in the back room of their Dayton, Ohio, bicycle
    shop. That afternoon, the Wright brothers walked the four miles to Kitty Hawk and sent a
    telegram to their father, Bishop Milton Wright, back home in Dayton:
    Success four flights thursday morning all against twenty one mile wind started from level
    with engine power alone average speed through air thirty one miles longest 57 seconds
    inform Press home Christmas.
    Through their own research and experimentation, and by studying the attempts of other
    would-be pilots, the Wright brothers knew that heavier-than-air flight was possible. They
    corresponded frequently with engineer Octave Chanute, a friend and supporter of their
    work. On May 13, 1900, Wilbur wrote a letterto Chanute expressing his ambition to fly:
    For some years, I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My
    disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of
    money if not my life.
    The U.S. Army saw potential in the new technology and signed a contract with the Wright
    brothers in 1908. Their new Military Flyer was successfully tested in 1909. The Library of
    Congress is rich in resources on flight.
    Alexander Graham Bells June 26, 1906, letter to Mabel Hubbard Bell on the flying machine
    of the Wright Brothers of Dayton Ohio.

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