Das erste Motorflugzeug der Welt erhob sich mit 12 PS in die Luft.
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- Das erste Motorflugzeug der Welt erhob sich mit 12 PS in die Luft.
- First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) 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 on the forward upright of the right wing in the photo. The starting rail, the wing-rest, a coil box, and other items needed for flight preparation are visible behind the machine. This is described as "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air, powered flight" by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, but is not listed by the FAI as an official record.