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North Carolina is home to the first successful powered flight. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, achieved the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered aircraft in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their aircraft, the Wright Flyer, flew for 12 seconds covering 120 feet. This historic flight marked the beginning of the modern aviation era and is celebrated as a pivotal moment in aviation history.