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In the shadow of the world’s first practical airplane, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently celebrated with Wright family members legislation that makes the 1905 Wright Flyer the official state airplane.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright’s crowning achievement, the world’s first practical fixed-wing ...

It's the only airplane in the country to be designated as a National Historic Landmark, and now the Wright Flyer III is about to become Ohio's official state airplane. Ohio state lawmakers, while ...

Early last year, freelance aviation historian John Brown sat in the office of the curator of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, home of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the plane widely considered ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright's crowning achievement, the world's first practical fixed-wing ...