The world's first military airplane is demonstrated for the U.S. Army in 1909 by Orville Wright, shown here climbing into the pilot's seat. Wright and Lieutenant Frank Purdy Lahm are catapulted down a rail and launched into the air.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/649526/Orville-Wright
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/649526/Orville-Wright
- Category
- MILITARY
Commenting disabled.