SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Faulty welding caused engine failure that led to the 2011 crash of a Wright Brothers biplane replica that killed two volunteer pilots, federal investigators said in a report ...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — A Wright B Flyer replica was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday afternoon when its engine caught fire, the 88th Air Base Wing said. The replica was ...
Charles Rolls, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, is one of the most interesting pioneers in aviation. He was also one of the first people to be killed in an aviation accident - by the legendary Wright Flyer ...
WASHINGTON - The Wright Flyer, the world's first successful engine-powered airplane, has come down to earth. After years on display hanging from the ceiling of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space ...