They labored in relative obscurity, while the experiments of Samuel Langley of the Smithsonian were followed in the press and underwritten by the War Department. This flight, conducted on Kill Devil Hill just outside of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was the very first flight by a manne controlle heavier-than-air aircraft that flew under its own power. The flight lasted seconds and covered 1feet.
The airplane was heavier than air meaning it. Orville made the first successful flight, covering 1feet (meters) through the air in seconds.
It is most widely held today that the Wright Brothers were the first to fly successfully. This downhill track would help the aircraft gain enough airspeed to fly. He traveled approximately 1feet and damaged his machine upon landing.