On this day in history • December 17, 1903 • After three years of experimentation, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, controlled airplane flights. They made four flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the longest lasting about a minute. We have a full episode on the Wright Brothers and how they pioneered flying. Check it out at LittlePatriotsLearning.com! #TheWrightBrothers #OrvilleWright #WilburWright #flying #airplane #history #americanhistory #KittyHawk #littlepatriotslea

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers had their first flight. Orville Wright piloted the Wright Flyer for 12 seconds, traveling a total of 120 feet, making it the first sustained, powered, and controlled flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft. You’ve probably seen the Wright Flyer replica on display in the Aviation wing, but did you know that SMO Collections cares for other artifacts as a Smithsonian Affiliate?! #CapCut #collections #smithsonian #museumtok #oklahomacity | Science Museum Oklah