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'''Powered flight''', as opposed to [[lighter than air]] craft, became possible only through the ingenuity of American bicycle mechanics [[Wright Brothers|Wilbur and Orville Wright]]. It was they who first succeeded in getting an airplane off the ground and flying it through the air to a safe landing.

'''Powered flight''', as opposed to [[kite]]s, [[glider]]s and [[lighter than air]] craft, became possible only through the ingenuity of American bicycle mechanics [[Wright Brothers|Wilbur and Orville Wright]]. It was they who first succeeded in getting an airplane off the ground and flying it through the air to a safe landing.