The Wright brothers made their first powered flight at which North Carolina site in 1903?

The Wright brothers made their first powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in 1903.

On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first flight, which lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Wilbur Wright made the fourth and longest flight that day, staying airborne for 59 seconds and traveling 852 feet.

The site is commonly associated with Kitty Hawk because the Wright brothers used Kitty Hawk as the nearest postal location. The actual experiments and flights occurred at Kill Devil Hills, a sand-dune area now preserved within the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Wilbur and Orville were bicycle manufacturers from Dayton, Ohio. Their success followed years of glider experiments, wind-tunnel testing, and development of a lightweight engine and three-axis flight controls. Their work established controlled, powered heavier-than-air flight.