Airplanes were invented in the early 20th century, with the first controlled, sustained, powered flight achieved by the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, on December 17, 1903. This historic flight took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in the United States. The invention of the airplane marked the beginning of the Pioneer Era of Aviation, which spanned from about 1890 to 1933. The Wright brothers' breakthrough was their creation of a three-axis control system, enabling effective steering and equilibrium of the aircraft, which remains the standard for airplanes today.
