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L-8 The Wright Brothers: They Showed the World How to Fly The Wright brothers returned to Kitty Hawk. On December seventeen, nineteen-oh-three, they made the world’s first flight in a machine that was heavier than air and powered by an engine. Orville flew the plane thirty-seven meters. He was in the air for twelve seconds. The two brothers made three more flights that day. The longest was made by Wilbur. He flew two hundred sixty meters in fifty-nine seconds. Four other men watched the Wright Brothers’ first flights. One of the men took pictures. Few newspapers, however, noted the event. Wi