Orville and Wilbur Wright, in June 1903, have completed the design and construction of the power machine. Span of the brochure was just over 40 feet, over an area of 510 square feet and weighed 625 pounds. The brothers built everything I could in Dayton, Ohio, and then sent the rest to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina for final assembly.
The brothers went to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on September 23 and arrived at Kill Devil Hill, 2 days later. While waiting for shipment, repaired hangar and construction of a new store. After the shipment was delivered, the Wrights took 3 weeks to build the Flyer. Everything they did, is done with the 1902 glider gliding, gliding more hours and increase control of the sail.
The weather that day was cold and stormy, horrible. They had been working on the assembly and the Flyer was completed in early November. 5 November, the brothers tested the engine. The result was not pleasant. The engine has not worked nearly as expected. His excessive vibration damaged wells, which was sent to Dayton to repair.
They tested the engine again Nov. 28. Again had problems with a crack in the propeller shaft. Orville returned to Dayton for the construction of new wells in the company of steel spring.
On December 12, the Flyer is ready for flight, but the wind was too light for takeoff. They did not want a flight on Sunday because his father told him to never fly on Sundays. His first attempt at powered flight would be on Monday, December 14th.
He threw a coin to decide who would be the pilot. Wilbur won and got to the Flyer. After a difficult start, began to glide along the rails, and then began to rise from its path. Wilbur miscalculated and turned too soon, without realizing the effectiveness of the increase. The Flyer slightly increased, stagnated and then came to rest near the hills. The machine was slightly damaged. However, the wheel had flown off the ground on their own, which was an encouraging start. The two brothers were positive that the machine would fly.
The repairs took a couple of days, and the wheel was ready again late December 16. The dawn of December 17 was a strong wind blowing from the northeast and the rain pounding. The brothers had to wait until 10, hoping the wind would die a little. If not, chose to continue anyway. They sent signals to the rescue station to come and help carry the main Flyer hill area.
It is time Orville’s flight got in the Flyer. He rose quickly once they had estimated that the power of the climb. For the first time a motor flying machine off the ground, traveling under the control of its pilot.
Not satisfied, the brothers wanted to try again. That had to repair the cracks in the corridors, and around 11:20, then Wilbur made the second flight travel nearly 175 feet.
With the assistance of the rescue crew, who then carried the Flyer to its original starting point and tried again. Orville made his third flight, twenty minutes later and landed about 200 feet from its starting point.
The fourth attempt was launched in late morning, Wilbur was at the controls. The flight began as any other, with the launch upwards and downwards Flyer. After about 300 feet, Wilbur regained control and began traveling in the same class of insurance. We proceeded in this manner until he had received about 800 feet. Then the new Flyer Buck began, and dived into the ground. The front was badly damaged, but the body was intact. He had traveled about 852 feet in about 59 seconds.
After lunch, the two brothers in contact with his father, “a successful four flights Thursday morning with average speed through air thirty-one miles.”