A detailed model of the 1903 Wright Flyer.
History
On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the 1903 Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. It flew forward without losing speed and landed at a point as high as that from which it started.
With Orville Wright as pilot, the airplane took off from a launching rail and flew for 12 seconds and a distance of 37 meters (120 feet). The airplane was flown three more times that day, with Orville and his brother Wilbur alternating as pilot. The longest flight, with Wilbur at the controls, was 260 meters (852 feet) and lasted 59 seconds.
A wright flyer is about:Wingspan: 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)Length: 6.4 m (21 ft 1 in)Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 4 in)Weight: Empty, 274 kg (605 lb)Gross, 341 kg (750 lb)