#wrightflyer — Public Fediverse posts
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🛩️💥 Thomas Selfridge: proving that being the first isn't always worth it, especially when it involves a fiery crash with a Wright Flyer. 🚀🤦♂️ The U.S. Army's demo turned into a not-so-flying success story - because who wouldn't want to be remembered for spectacularly failing in the sky? 🎩🎉
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2026/03/thomas-selfridge-first-airplane-fatality.html #ThomasSelfridge #WrightFlyer #AviationHistory #MilitaryFails #FirstInFlight #SpectacularCrash #HackerNews #ngated -
Mistodon: on this date 121 years ago, Orville Wright became the first person to ever make a sustained airplane flight (for 12 seconds at least) near #KittyHawk, North Carolina. AdeptApril has drawn this #ANSIart illustration of the #WrightFlyer in honour of the occasion.
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We have some server art! I'm so excited to show off this amazing piece that was made for thegem.city! #Mastodon #MastodonArt #WrightFlyer
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That little swatch of #Wrightflyer fabric attached to #Marshelicopter #Ingenuity seems to be doing its job as a good luck charm. #Perseverance #aviationhistory #Wrightbrothers #Dayton #Ohiohistory https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/423/flight-36-preview-by-the-numbers/
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Along with all the usual sights and monuments, we also saw the #HopeDiamond and the #WrightFlyer. Unfortunately no pictures allowed in the National Archives but also saw the Founding Documents (Constitution, Declaration, Bill of Rights)