equipped the Wright Model B with the first-ever airplane pontoons, and barely missed the ice floes bobbing in New York Harbor as he lifted off. He mounted a camera rigidly between the seats ...

Before going on display, the 1911 Wright Model B airplane made 748 flights without incident, racing across Philadelphia’s skyways and circling William Penn’s statue in Center City. Its ...

A Dash Through the Clouds, 1912 This Mack Sennett silent comedy includes rare footage of a Wright Model B piloted by Phil Parmelee. After he left the Wright exhibition team, Parmelee had a brief ...

Before going on display, the 1911 Wright Model B Flyer made 748 flights without incident, racing across Philadelphia’s skyways and circling William Penn’s statue in Center City. Its celebrity ...