- In the year 1900, the Wright brothers decided to take on the task of building a powered airplane. Three years later, on December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by achieving the first controlled manned flight in the Wright Flyer, the world's first powered airplane. Wilbur won the flip of the coin, and piloted the aircraft a distance of 120 feet while staying airborne for 12 ...www.solotrek.com
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