Let There Be Flight
December 17, 2003 marked the 100th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s flights on a beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and the centennial of mankind’s first powered flight. Trace back this important historic event with us and find out about the development of aviation technology, through period photographs. You can even try your hand at a virtual Wright Flyer.
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Viewing this exhibit requires the Macromedia Flash plug-in available for download free from the Macromedia site. To fully experience the Wright Flyer we encourage you to download the Axel player by MindAvenue.