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 ...

Throughout the 1.1-mile trail are photos taken by the Wright Brothers at the Pinnacles, as well as sketches of trees and ...

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew their "Flyer" four times, with their longest flight lasting 59 seconds and covering 852 feet. With these flights, they became the first to ...

This principle, which the Wright brothers called "wing warping," was a revolutionary break-through. In 1900 they built a full-size, piloted version of a box kite and tested its control mechanisms ...

Charles F. Page was granted a patent for an airship one month before the Wright brothers received a patent for their flying machine; however, the Wrights filed for their patent before Page.

Ohio moved one step closer to making the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer III the official state airplane Wednesday following a ...

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.