Entrepreneurs and the U.S. government have stoked a sprawling industry dedicated to getting humanity off the ground.

As history happily records, the Wright Brothers carried out the first flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on Dec. 17, 1903. A mere ...

On Aug. 14, 1901, Gustave Whitehead fired up the engines of his No. 21 flying machine near Jennings Beach in Fairfield, and took to the skies for about 30 seconds. At least that's what advocates of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The first flight on December 17, 1903 ...

Goodyear, Anne C. 2003. "The Legacy of Kitty Hawk: A Century of Flight in Art." In Defying Gravity: Contemporary Art and Flight. Paschal, Huston and Dougherty, Linda Johnson, editors. 30–41. New York: ...