Orville and Wilbur Wright's original 1903 Flyer made history. But it took them another two years, among crashes and technical glitches, to create the first truly practical airplane. Orville Wright ...

Orville Wright is at the controls of the "Wright Flyer" as his brother Wilbur Wright looks on during the plane's first flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in this Dec. 17, 1903 file photo. The Dayton Evening ...

Charles Furnas became the first powered airplane passenger when he flew with the Wright Brothers in 1908. DAYTON DAILY NEWS ARCHIVES The Wright Brothers built this 1908 airplane for the U.S. Army. It ...

Dayton, Ohio, home to the Wright Brothers' first airplane factory, is now the site for new electric air taxi manufacturing. This development continues Dayton's legacy as a center for aviation ...