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First Controlled and Sustained Powered Flight

On 17 December 1903, Orville Wright flew Flyer I in the first controlled and sustained power-driven flight.

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On 17 December 1903, Orville Wright flew Flyer I in the first controlled and sustained power-driven flight.

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  1. 1903-12-17FirstWright Flyer Inear Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United StatesCurrent Record

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