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ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — At the beginning of the 20th Century, it’s estimated there were about 300 people living in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. When two men arrived, bearing the name Wright, the town’s and world’s history was changed forever. “At that time, there was a lot of competition across the whole world for flight,” said […]

A special 20th anniversary celebration for SpaceShip One's first powered flight takes place at Mojave Air and Space Port

Orville Wright, lying at the controls on the lower wing, pilots the Wright Flyer on the fi

December 17, 1935, saw the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, which marked the first variant of the DC-3 series.

Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their 1903 Wright Flyer 120 feet in the air more than a century ago today.

It's not unusual to find a Wright Flyer replica on display at an air museum. These are often painstakingly created over many years.

A previously untold tale of sweat, tears, and vision.

Winter in North Carolina came early—bringing a deluge of rain that threatened the celebration of the Centennial of Flight.

The Centennial pilots trained using a flight simulator that had the pilot laying on their stomach with their hips in a cradle.

Wright Brothers Day is observed every year on 17th December in the United States.