Preface: The Wright myth -- Part 1: Preflight. The biographer, 1942 ; The letter, 1948 ; The murderer, 1884 ; Steam bugs, 1896 ; Typhoid, 1896 ; Inventors, 1900 ...

A mortuary that cared for the remains of inventors – including the Wright brothers – is on the market for $250k. The former O ...

Jun. 23—A bronze statue of Harry Toulmin has stood eight feet tall for 18 years across Main Street from Springfield's Bushnell Building. But so that everyone who catches the elevator inside will know ...

Orville was the born engineer, Wilbur the visionary. The brothers' partnership started after a hockey accident seriously injured 18-year-old Wilbur, leaving him in a state of depression for nearly two ...

Wright State University celebrated its namesakes and showcased research during Wright Brothers Day on Thursday. The event was ...

It's the only airplane in the country to be designated as a National Historic Landmark, and now the Wright Flyer III is about to become Ohio's official state airplane. Ohio state lawmakers, while ...

Who you are is shaped by your circumstance. Wilbur Wright was a brilliant young man from a well-to-do family, and the circumstances of his life compelled him to magnificent accomplishments. The elder ...

On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made America's first flight on a secluded, sandy stretch of land in Kitty Hawk. Paul Carr, a retired commercial airline pilot from Cary, portrays Wilbur ...

The Dayton Fire Department in Ohio said that it was still investigating what caused the fire at the historic site, where the Wright brothers first manufactured planes starting in 1910. By Amanda ...

The wind is a physical presence on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is a shaping force, bending trees into gentle yet permanent curves, inexorably moving sand dunes into ever-greater heaps, and ...

A single-engine plane was trying to land when it crashed into a wooded area near the memorial in North Carolina on Saturday, the National Park Service said. By Ali Watkins The Dayton Fire Department ...