1903 - first powered flight of the Wright Brothers (00:08:17)
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Humanity's first powered flight takes place on December 17th, 1903 as the American Orville Wright takes to the skies in his self-made engine-powered airplane. Though the flight does not last long, at only 12 seconds, it nonetheless represents one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind.

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Wright, Wilkinson

(Nephew from Orwille Wright) , speaking English:
-  "Lilienthal crashed with his glider. The Wright brothers said that his calculations were not worth too much so they started to plan from the beginning. "

Wright, Wilkinson

(Nephew from Orwille Wright) , speaking English:
-  "The family thought as they arrive to the sandy coast of Kitty Hawk they would have fun together. They thought it was a holiday. "

Wright, Wilkinson

(Nephew from Orwille Wright) , speaking English:
-  "Many think that two bicycle repairmen just luckily solved the secret of flying. In reality they needed six years to understand the rules of flying. "

Collins, Darell

(leader of the Kitty Hawk National Park) , speaking English:
-  "As the anchorage released, the plane rolled into a strong head-wind, not faster than 11 –12 km/h. "

Wright, Wilkinson

(Nephew from Orwille Wright) , speaking English:
-  "They were born in a chaplain family. As to be expected, they were, of course, clean and well-behaved They did not drink any alcohol and they did not swear."

Crouch, Tom

(working with the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC) , speaking English:
-  "At 10:35 a.m. the moment has come. It was Orville’s turn. Wilbur had the chance on the 14th but his flight lasted only 3.5 seconds. Now it was Orville’s turn. "

Collins, Darell

(leader of the Kitty Hawk National Park) , speaking English:
-  "He took off and flew. He flew 36 meters in 12 seconds. 12 seconds – on the way to the stars. "

Wright, Wilkinson

(Nephew from Orwille Wright) , speaking English:
-  "They said that they would succeed and they did. And when they said that they would do something, the family expected them to do what they promised. "

Crouch, Tom

(working with the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC) , speaking English:
-  "Some brave, fearless European was flying without controlling the machine. They risked a lot because they knew much less about flying then the Wright brothers. "

Wright, Wilkinson

(Nephew from Orwille Wright) , speaking English:
-  "They said that they would succeed and they did. And when they said that they would do something, the family expected them to do what they promised. "

Collins, Darell

(leader of the Kitty Hawk National Park) , speaking English:
-  "Mankind tried to fly over 1000 years and these plain men managed it. That they had the knowledge was already something unbelievable. "

Wright, Wilkinson

(Nephew from Orwille Wright) , speaking English:
-  "Wilbur was hurt badly by the accident of his brother. He thought if he was there this would not have happened. "

Collins, Darell

(leader of the Kitty Hawk National Park) , speaking English:
-  "It was very disappointing. Flying was still a miracle for the people and they did not believe that they could fly. "

Collins, Darell

(leader of the Kitty Hawk National Park) , speaking English:
-  "Exactly as they had built the planes with the help of the wind channel and test flight, people later built their planes in the same way till the 777 that was exclusively planned on computers. The Wright brothers founded plane production. Everything that came after them was an easy game. "