Rick Young, 1911 Glider reproduction builder for Soaring 100 Exhibit and First Flight Foundation Director, visits Flight Room at Wright Brothers National Memorial. Notice the difference in the curvature of the rib for the Wright 1902 Glider on display at Wright...
What is gray on the outside, pink on the inside, has a star-shaped foot and stands 61 feet high? It is the monument dedicated to the Wright Brothers in a ceremony attended by Orville Wright on November 19, 1932, making it the largest monument ever dedicated to a...
A major focus for the First Flight Foundation is working with the National Park Service to improve Wright Brothers National Memorial. The Foundation will build on the legacy of capital improvements and educational programming that was a fitting tribute to the 100th...
“First Powered Flight by the Wright Brothers – December 17, 1903Kitty Hawk / Kill Devil Hills,North Carolina.” It was the morning of December 17, 1903. The temperature at Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina was a chilly 34ºF. Wilbur and Orville placed a...
“On December 14th 1903, the coin toss established the order in which the Wright brothers would attempt to fly.” December 14, 1903 was a warm, sunny day with no wind. At one o’clock in the afternoon, Wilbur and Orville Wright finished their last adjustments on the...
