On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine flight: a smooth take-off banking into a couple of tight circles, ending in a perfect landing. The flight took less than two minutes, but it left spectators awestruck. While the combined talents of Wilbur and Orville Wright had produced the first plane capable of controlled flight , their distrust of others had almost cost them the credit for their invention. Now, having proved to the public that they had mastered the sky, the reserved brothers from the small town of Dayton, Ohio, became world celebrities.
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The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassina...
Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World...
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The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first succe...
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Go higher, faster and farther with the Smithsonian as they explore the dreams of flight.
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