Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a state fish after failing to land the walleye last year. But their effort to name a state aircraft is flying high. Senate Bill 24, naming the 1905 Wright Flyer ...

The Wright brothers’ iconic lift off from Kitty Hawk is immortalized on Ohio license plates, in museums, in photos and in documentaries. It’s become a symbol of innovation and Ohio pride. That first ...

We all know the Wright Brothers changed the history of flying—but what exactly was their groundbreaking discovery? For the pioneers of human aviation, one of the trickiest problems was figuring out ...

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer. After their final and longest flight, ...

Longest glider flight, 8 years after their first powered flight. Oct. 24, 2011 — -- "For some years," wrote Wilbur Wright in 1900, "I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible ...

After a mysterious and lengthy disappearance, the historic patent documents for the Wright Brothers’ groundbreaking flying machine have finally resurfaced and are now at home in the National Archives ...

122 years ago, the Wright Brothers flew into history with the first flight. History was also made on Wednesday, as students and graduates of First Flight High School's Aviation Program unveiled the ...

It's the only airplane in the country to be designated as a National Historic Landmark, and now the Wright Flyer III is about to become Ohio's official state airplane. Ohio state lawmakers, while ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, North Carolina (WTKR) -- One hundred twenty-two years ago, the Wright Brothers flew into history with the first flight. History was also made Wednesday, as students and graduates of ...