When is Wright Brothers Day?

Sunday December 17th

Wright Brothers Day is December 17th in the United States by Presidential Proclamation. The people of the United States are invited to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities each year.

WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY – December 17 (1)

The United States Code has announced that Wright Brothers Day honors the first successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled plane. On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first commercial flight on December 17, 1903. Although other designers designed planes that landed, Orville and Wilbur invented the first mechanically propelled aeroplane, Orville and Wilbur. Although other designers created planes that crashed, Orville and Wilbur invented the first mechanically propelled aeroplane. In many ways, those inventors who came before them inspired the Wright brothers.'

Orville Wright and his brother, Wilburbur, developed a fascination with flight from a young age. The brothers dedicated their lives to the development after being inspired by Alphonse Penaud's rubber band propelled helicopter. The brothers were inspired by Alphonse Penaud's invention. They first discovered success manufacturing bicycles, including the Van Cleve and St. Clair...

When is National Aviation Week? They never lost interest in flight and continued to produce designs. By 1902, the future aviators were making strides with their gliders and nearing a successful mechanical flight. They sold their bicycles on the internet, and on December 17, 1903, they met their target.