Poster First Airplane Flight, Kitty Hawk 1903

Zazzle's collection of vintage photographs has an amazing assortment of classic images ranging from the historic to the whimsical. This commemorative poster print features a reproduction of a photograph of the Wright Flyer, piloted by Orville Wright, which, on December 17, 1903, became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The airplane took off from a launching rail and flew for 12 seconds and a distance of 37 meters (120 feet); the longest flight, with Wilbur at the controls, was 260 meters (852 feet) and lasted 59 seconds.