This invention changed the way we travel and view the world. The airplane was invented in 1903 by the Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright. It was the first successful powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. The invention of the airplane revolutionized transportation, allowing people to travel farther
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The Wright Brothers were the first to achieve sustained, controlled, powered heavier-than-air manned flight in 1903, the longest of four covering 852 feet. Several other aviators have claimed to be the first to fly a powered airplane. Much controversy surrounds these claims.