Home›Pioneer and Early Aviation Aircraft›Country of OriginBrowse ByCountry of OriginFactsCountry of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1903 1Country of OriginFilter Results7 entriesVehicle TypeAllEarly Commercial Airliners and Transports (5)First World War Bombers and Two-Seaters (4)First World War Fighters (4)First World War Trainers and Postwar Civil Biplanes (2)Pioneer-Era Aeroplanes (3)ManufacturerAllAirco (1)Albatros Flugzeugwerke (1)Antoinette (1)Austin Motor Company (1)Avro (1)Blériot Aéronautique (1)Caproni (1)de Havilland Aircraft Company (1)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (1)Farman Aviation Works (1)Fiat Automobiles (1)Fokker (1)Ford Motor Company (1)Junkers (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)Morane-Saulnier (1)Nieuport (1)Russo-Balt (1)Ryan Airline Company (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (1)Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés (1)Sopwith Aviation Company (1)SPAD (1)The Boeing Company (1)Vickers (1)Voisin (1)Westland Helicopters (1)Wright Cycle Company (1)MakeAllAustin (1)Avro (1)Bleriot (1)Boeing (1)de Havilland (1)Dornier (1)Farman (1)Fiat (1)Fokker (1)Ford (1)Junkers (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)Nieuport (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (1)Sopwith Aviation Company (1)Westland (1)YearAll1903 (1)1908 (1)1909 (3)1910 (1)1911 (1)1912 (1)1913 (3)1914 (2)1915 (1)1916 (4)1917 (2)1918 (2)1919 (2)1920 (2)1921 (1)1922 (1)1923 (1)1924 (1)1925 (2)1926 (2)1927 (2)1929 (2)1930 (1)1932 (1)1934 (1)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (4)PropulsionAllPetrol (2)Piston engine (1)Engine ClassAllPiston (4)Rotary (1)StatusAllAbandoned (2)Cancelled (1)Design only (never built) (1)Destroyed (2)Out of production (2)Retired from service (1)Surviving (2)Area (sq km)All242,500 (1)302,069 (1)357,022 (1)632,702.3 (1)9,866,632 (1)17,075,400 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1918 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (1)Republic (4)Income GroupAllHigh (6)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1861 (1)1871 (1)1949 (1)1991 (1)LandlockedAllNo (6)PopulationAll58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)142,557,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7FranceCountry of Origin8 entriesGerman EmpireCountry of Origin1 entryGermanyCountry of Origin5 entriesItalyCountry of Origin3 entriesRussiaCountry of Origin1 entryUnited KingdomCountry of Origin57 entriesUnited StatesCountry of Origin17 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Wright Flyertier 2WikipediaWright Flyer, lead section, first flight sentenceQuote, Wright Flyer, lead section, first flight sentenceThe Wright Flyer (also known as the Kitty Hawk, Flyer I or the 1903 Flyer) made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft on December 17, 1903.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.