May 8, 1896, Samuel Piierpont Langley achieved–what the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum says was “the world’s first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft of substantial size.”
We had a front row seat as an exact replica was installed at Stafford Regional Airport.
An Open House will be held this Saturday at Stafford Regional Airport. langfound.org
