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The first powered airplane flight was on Thursday, December 17, 1903.
The live counter at the top of this page shows the exact number of days since the first powered airplane flight, which was on Thursday, December 17, 1903. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered, controlled flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. The counter uses your device's local date.
| Days | Date |
|---|---|
| 1,000 | Wednesday, September 12, 1906 |
| 5,000 | Saturday, August 25, 1917 |
| 10,000 | Monday, May 4, 1931 |
| 20,000 | Friday, September 19, 1958 |
| 25,000 | Sunday, May 28, 1972 |
| 30,000 | Tuesday, February 4, 1986 |
| 40,000 | Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
| 50,000 | Wednesday, November 7, 2040 |
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