Remembering the Day of First Flights
The Wright brothers and the Douglas DC-3 both marked aviation milestones on this date in 1903 and 1935.
The Wright brothers and the Douglas DC-3 both marked aviation milestones on this date in 1903 and 1935.
The event will take place on December 17 at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
Travel to Kitty Hawk for a Microsoft Flight Simulator reenactment of the historic first flight of the 1903 Wright Flyer.
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Museums and aircraft enthusiasts mark the occasion with fly-ins and reflection.
A U.S. Air Force pilot recently successfully flew an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during remote pilot in control (rPIC) training, marking the first government flight of a remotely piloted eVTOL, the Air Force said. “A crucial thing that the RC controller allows you to do that a completely unmanned or a completely […]
The Wright brothers’ first flight isn’t the only aviation happening that occurred on December 17.