At 10:35 a.m on 17 December 1903, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright's Flyer I (aka Wright Flyer) became the first power-driven aircraft - a crucial moment in aeronautical history. Check out our competition to win this LEGO version as featured in the #GWR2019 book 👉 www.bit.ly/GWR-WrightFlyer | Guinness World Records

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It's Wright Brothers Day!!! Pictured is the take-off of the 1903 Wright Flyer on the world's first powered, sustained and controlled heavier-than-air flight on Dec. 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Piloted by Orville Wright, the airplane remained aloft for 12 seconds and flew a distance of 120 feet in a straight line. After Orville's first flight, Wilbur flew the aircraft 175 feet. Orville then took another turn, traveling 200 feet on his second flight. On the fourth flight of the day, Wilbur