It was the Wright Brothers' Flyer III that set flight duration and distance records near Dayton in 1905. The new-and-improved controllable and steerable plane flew for 24 miles over the course of ...

On August 2, 1909, the U.S. Army acquired its first military aircraft, the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. Learn about its ...

Senate Bill 24, naming the 1905 Wright Flyer III by Orville and Wilbur Wright of Dayton as Ohio's state aircraft, was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in April and will go into effect on July 2.

The Dayton-made Wright Flyer III now just needs governor approval to become the official state airplane of Ohio, following Wednesday’s 85-0 House vote on Senate Bill 24.

The Wright Flyer III featured a host of improvements to the Wright Flyer I, the plane in which the Wrights pioneered powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on Dec. 17, 1903.

Dusenberry last flew the 1905 model on Oct. 1, 2009, when it crashed during a practice flight for the re-enactment of a historic flight made by Wilbur Wright 104 years earlier at Huffman Prairie.

by: Associated Press Posted: Apr 3, 2025 / 06:31 PM EDT Updated: Apr 3, 2025 / 06:31 PM EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane.

The Dayton-made Wright Flyer III now just needs governor approval to become the official state airplane of Ohio, following Wednesday’s 85-0 House vote on Senate Bill 24.