First Flight Centennial Special Exhibits

First Flight Centennial Special Exhibits

First Flight Centennial Pavilion Exhibit Hall The First Flight Centennial Pavilion Exhibit Hall, an 8,000-square-foot building, one of the three buildings that comprised the $2-million, semi-permanent, 20,000 square-foot First Flight Centennial Pavilion; houses...
Honoring 100 Aviation Heroes

Honoring 100 Aviation Heroes

On December 16, 2003, one hundred aviation heroes, as selected by North Carolina’s First Flight Centennial Commission, were honored as part of the First Flight Centennial Celebration. We hope this information about the honorees encourages you to celebrate the...
Comparing Ribs

Comparing Ribs

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...
Monument Restoration and Rededication – 1998

Monument Restoration and Rededication – 1998

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...