The Syrian airfield prepare for reception of military aircraft of China
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1903
FEBRUARY 12 In Dayton, Ohio, the Wright brothers begin running their new four-cylinder engine, although it breaks down during testing.
MARCH 23 The Wright brothers file a patent with the U. S. Patent Office, based on their successful Model 1902 glider.
AUGUST 8 On the Potomac River, Washington, D. C., Samuel P. Langley, curator of the Smithsonian Institution, successfully launches a quarter-scale model of his Aerodrome A from an anchored houseboat.
December 17 At Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the world’s first powered flight transpires when a heavier-than-air craft piloted by Orville Wright flies 120 feet during a 12-second sojourn. His brother, Wilbur Wright, then takes the
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machine up for a second flight lasting of four successful flights are made and 59 seconds and covers 852 feet. A total the new aviation age is launched.