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•The Wright Flyer became the first
powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight
with a pilot aboard.
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•Orville Wright flew the 1st
successful flight on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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•That first flight lasted all of 12 seconds and
covered a distance of 120 feet (less than the wingspan of some modern
airliners).
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•The airplane flew three more times that day,
with Orville and his brother Wilbur trading places as pilot.
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•Wilbur had the longest flight that day; it was
852 feet and lasted 59 seconds.
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