SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Faulty welding caused engine failure that led to the 2011 crash of a Wright Brothers biplane replica that killed two volunteer pilots, federal investigators said in a report ...

Oct. 6—A recreation of history will soar above local skies before it takes off at other destinations worldwide. All-volunteer, not-for-profit corporation Wright "B" Flyer Inc. completed its first test ...

GREEN TWP., Clark County — Two local pilots died Saturday morning during a test flight of the Wright ‘B’ Flyer’s Silver Bird. The plane went down before 11 a.m. in a field a mile west of 7391 Pitchin ...

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — A Wright B Flyer replica was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday afternoon when its engine caught fire, the 88th Air Base Wing said. The replica was ...

Sad news for the birthplace of aviation this weekend. CNN reports that a replica of a 1910 Wright brothers plane crashed in Springfield, Ohio, over the weekend, killing both men aboard (Don Gum, 73; ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Wright Model B was a one-man machine built by Wilbur and Orville Wright to be used for exhibition work. With a maximum length of 31 feet, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio Both pilots had extensive experience flying the biplane, built by a company that uses the planes to promote public awareness of Dayton as the birthplace of aviation. The pilots, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Canard biplane with one 30-to-40-horsepower Wright vertical four-cylinder engine driving two pusher propellers via ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Faulty welding caused engine failure that led to the 2011 crash of a Wright Brothers biplane replica that killed two volunteer pilots, federal investigators said in a report ...