Alas, the first X-4 was grounded after a mere 10 flights. It was unreliable, so much so that NACA Muroc flight test unit head Walt Williams called the aircraft a lemon.
After several unsuccessful attempts, on Dec. 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright completed the first powered flight
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and specifically its Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has helped develop, study or test just about every significant aeronautical development aimed at making air travel cleaner, safer, faster and quieter since the industry started.