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[[File:First flight2.jpg|right|100px|First flight, December 17, 1903.]]

* [[Wright brothers|Orville & Wilbur Wright]], United States — December 17, 1903

*: First recorded controlled, powered, sustained heavier than air flight, in [[Wright Flyer]]. In the day's fourth flight, Wilbur Wright flew 279 meters ({{convert|852 |ft)|m|abbr=on}} in 59 seconds. First three flights were approximately 120, 175, and {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}}, respectively. The Wrights laid particular stress on fully and accurately describing all the requirements for controlled, powered flight and put them into use in an aircraft which took off from a level launching rail, with the aid of a headwind to achieve sufficient airspeed before reaching the end of the rail.

* [[Wright brothers|Orville & Wilbur Wright]], United States – May-December 1904

*: The brothers resume flight experiments at a cow pasture called ''Huffman Prairie'' with a new heavier machine [[Wright Flyer II]]. In September Wilbur makes the first turn in a aeroplane. On September 20 he flies the first complete circle, a flight witnessed by business owner [[Amos Root]], who writes an article about the event in his company's magazine.