On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew their "Flyer" four ... first to successfully pilot a power-driven, heavier-than-air machine. The Wrights steered their 1903 Flyer with a hip cradle ...

For one thing, the Wright Brothers were publicity shy and ... vertical planes that can be revolved on a pivot so as to turn the machine either to the right or left. The operator, Mr. Wilbur ...

Last week the machine in which the Wright Brothers made their inaugural flight at Kittyhawk, N. C., in 1903, started for a London museum. Patriots pounced upon Orville Wright in Dayton crying ...