On December 17, 1903 the aircraft flew 120 ft in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville Wright was at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with his hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. Wilbur Wright ran alongside to balance the machine, and just released his hold in the photo. The first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air, powered flight.
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