The aircraft weighed only 605 lbs (without pilot) and the first flight took about 12 seconds for a total distance of 120 feet.
The Wright brothers – Orville and Wilbur - were American inventors and pioneers of aviation. Their goal was to create a motorized aircraft. Their Wright-Flyer was, therefore, the first motorized aircraft to make a controlled flight on December 17, 1903. The aircraft weighed only 605 lbs (without pilot) and the first flight took about 12 seconds for a total distance of 120 feet.