Two men were killed on Saturday when they made a forced landing in a replica Wright Model B Flyer in a rural Ohio field. The men were conducting a test flight in the replica, known as the “Silver Bird ...

The Wright B Flyer Museum in Dayton is investigating the forced emergency landing of a Wright B Flyer replica after an in-flight engine malfunction, museum leaders confirmed Friday. The incident ...

History has taught us valuable lessons, and people made lots of discoveries that made our lives easier. One good example is the Wright Flyer. Without this weirdly shaped plane, maybe we would not have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — At the beginning of ...

The NTSB has released the probable cause for the July 2011 crash of a Wright “B” Flyer replica in which two people died during a test flight in Springfield, Ohio. After examining the wreck of the ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Wright Model B was a one-man machine built by Wilbur and Orville Wright to be used for exhibition work. With a maximum length of 31 feet, ...

It took a century to achieve, but for the hundreds gathered in Fort Myer's Conmy Hall Saturday, Sept. 6, it was well worth it. An exact reproduction of the Wright Flyer, the plane Orville Wright flew ...

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew their "Flyer" four times, with their longest flight lasting 59 seconds and covering 852 feet. To assist in making a turn, the Wrights realized that the ...

It's the only airplane in the country to be designated as a National Historic Landmark, and now the Wright Flyer III is about to become Ohio's official state airplane. Ohio state lawmakers, while ...