Engine of Wright Flyer of 1903. Rear view of the 1903 motor of the Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur) in their workshop on 1 January 1928, before it

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Engine of Wright Flyer of 1903. Rear view of the 1903 motor of the Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur) in their workshop on 1 January 1928, before its shipment to the Science Museum, London at the end of that month. It was this engine that was used for the first powered flight, made by Orville Wright on 17 December 1903 near Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA. Orville lay on the lower wing next to the chain-driven engine, which generated 12 horse power. The flight lasted for about 12 seconds, covering a distance of metres at an altitude between and metres. Photographed by one of the Wright brothers.

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