Youth Take to the Skies to Experience Aviation First Hand

Learn how Civil Air Patrol is inspiring future aviators, develop confidence and self-esteem, teach about aviation history and principles.

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The Wright Brothers achieved the first powered sustained aircraft flight on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville, the pilot, flew for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet in the air. Wilbur ran alongside the plane during the flight; a picture of the historic moment is shown below. #TheWrightBrothers #KittyHawk #PoweredFlight #17December1903 #Orville #Wilbur #SustainedAircraftFlight
Nasa’s Mars helicopter in first powered, controlled flight on another planet

Ingenuity successfully takes flight, hovering at height of about 3 metres before touching back down