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| − | Kitty Hawk, located by the Atlantic Ocean in the State of North Carolina, was the site of the first motor-powered manned flight by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. | + | Kitty Hawk, located by the Atlantic Ocean in the State of North Carolina, was the site of the first succesful motor-powered manned flight by [[Orville Wright]] on December 17, 1903. The first flight lasted 12 seconds and the airplane flew 120 feet. Later that same day, Orville's brother [[Wilbur Wright]] flew the same aircraft 852 feet in 49 seconds. |
Revision as of 01:15, January 18, 2007
Kitty Hawk, located by the Atlantic Ocean in the State of North Carolina, was the site of the first succesful motor-powered manned flight by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. The first flight lasted 12 seconds and the airplane flew 120 feet. Later that same day, Orville's brother Wilbur Wright flew the same aircraft 852 feet in 49 seconds.