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On the slope of Kill Devil Hill to the left, the Wright brothers experimented with gliders from 1900 to 1903. Here also Wilbur Wright failed in an attempted power-driven flight on December 14, 1903. After just 3½ seconds in the air, the Wrights' flying machine stalled and settled to the ground. Two days were needed for repairs. Then the stage was set for the successful flight of December 17.
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Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina · United States
