Important developments in powered flight

  • 1903 BCE

    First sustained flight with a powered, controlled aircraft

    Wilbur and Orville Wright complete the first four sustained flights with a powered, controlled airplane. The aircraft covered a record distance of 260 metres in 59 seconds.

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