Gerard Butler’s last movie was Playing for Keeps in 2012.
There are many true stories of flight, but one of the most famous is that of the Wright brothers. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first successful powered flight, flying for 12 seconds and traveling 120 feet. This achievement changed the course of history and ushered in the age of aviation.
The Wright brothers named their plane the Kitty Hawk, after the location of their first successful flight.
The plane was filmed in the Mojave Desert.
Gerard Butler has not won an Oscar.
Emmy Rossum was 12 years old when she starred in the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.
Whip Whitaker did not go to jail.
No, the movie is not based on a true story.
Whip Whitaker is based on a composite of several real-life pilots, including Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.
The 747 is named after the largest commercial jetliner at the time, the Boeing 747.
