Jan. 18, 1905. The Wright Brothers open negotiations with the U.S. government to build an airplane for the Army, but nothing comes from this first meeting.  June 23, 1905. The Wright Brothers' Achieve Successful Flight Of The Flyer III. The first flight of the Wright Flyer III is made at Huffman Prairie, outside Dayton, Ohio.

The Wright Brothers' first fully controllable aircraft is able to turn and bank and remain aloft for up to 30 minutes. It was at Huffman Prairie were the Wright Brothers successfully mastered the mechanics of controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. The location of their 1904 hangar is not precisely known. The Wrights made 50 flights while operating out of their 1905 hangar.