Aviation since 1903 On 17 December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made a decision that forever changed the world – to fly the first powered aircraft. On that day Orville flew an aircraft created by them in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with Wilbur, Orville’s brother completing the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. That flight marked the beginning of aviation in the world. wright flyer Miracle of Aviation in the world today Since 1903, aviation has transformed the world. It has become a weapon of defence and a weapon of mass destruction in times of war. It served the military during first and Second World War in terms of logistics and mail delivery. Today, military aviation has gone beyond the use of biplanes and bombers to the use of sophisticated hi speed fighter jets and stealth bombers. Drones are now in use. On January 1 1914, Abram C Pheil, a fo...