On this day in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the world’s first powered airplane. They took to the air in Kitty Hawk, NC. ✈️ See the famous site for yourself on Aerial America: North Carolina. For even more amazing moments from aviation history, follow Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation. https://bit.ly/3pNech8 | Smithsonian Channel

Orville and Wilbur Wright created a mechanically propelled airplane on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This day is celebrated as Wright Brothers Day in the United States and it commemorates the first successful airplane flight. #WrightBrothersDay | Discovery Channel India

It's Wright Brothers Day!!! Pictured is the take-off of the 1903 Wright Flyer on the world's first powered, sustained and controlled heavier-than-air flight on Dec. 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Piloted by Orville Wright, the airplane remained aloft for 12 seconds and flew a distance of 120 feet in a straight line. After Orville's first flight, Wilbur flew the aircraft 175 feet. Orville then took another turn, traveling 200 feet on his second flight. On the fourth flight of the day, Wilbur