Orville Wright
Orville Wright was the first to fly a engine-powered airplane. He flew a small bi-plane and flew for a few minutes. He and his brother Wilbur Wright developed this airplane.
Orville Wright was at the helm for the first flight of the Wright Flyer, which is widely regarded as the first true airplane. This happened on December 17th 1903.
First powered flight in Australia was by Harry Houdini in 1910.
In my considered opinion, it was Gustave Whitehead, in Fairfield, Connecticut in July 1901. NOT the Wrights.
it can fly as far as you want if you turn the engine on! p.s. boston rocks
Powered or non-powered?
The engine helps the plane to fly by proiding thrust and lift.
A plane with no engine is a glider. They use the air currents to stay aloft.
Amelia Earhart was the first ever woman to fly a solar plane and she was the first person in the world to fly a solar plane.
Only one person could fit on the first plane. The engine was not much better than a lawn mower engine (but much heavier). I have added some photos for you to see the plane on the link below.
The Wright brothers flew their first plane in the 1903 because they were trying to be the first people to get a plane to fly.
Madame Therese Peltier was the first white woman to fly a plane