Explores the history of human flight, from the first experiments at Kitty Hawk to superjumbo jets, focusing on the contributions made by the Wright Brothers and featuring first-hand accounts of early pilots and observers.

The flight at Kitty Hawk -- Early flight -- Men with wings -- The Wright brothers -- Bicycles and birds -- Kitty Hawk: 1900 -- Kitty Hawk: 1901 and 1902 -- Kitty Hawk: 1903 -- The flights that followed -- Into the air again -- Across the Channel and into war -- Wings over the world -- Speed and stealth.