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Originally posted by NoCarrier
At 10:30 A.M. on December 17, 1903, Orville Wright achieved the first piloted, sustained, controlled and powered flight. His brother, Wilbur Wright, stood by and timed the flight with a stopwatch. The first flight lasted twelve seconds and the aircraft flew 100 yards
http://aviation-history.com/early/wright.htm
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Not talking about manned flight. I know the egyptians had modelled airplanes that when built today with their design, actually fly.