by Karen Warlitner | Jun 28, 2022 | Announcements
Construction update by Rick Young, Wright Brothers Historian, Wright Authority, Wright Aircraft Reproductions. The Wright 1908 machine presents its own unique difficulty as there is only a single image of the flyer and it was taken at a considerable distance. ...
by Karen Warlitner | Apr 28, 2022 | Announcements
The Genius of the Wright Brothers
by Karen Warlitner | Jan 14, 2022 | Announcements
Admission is waived for these 2022 Dates. Monday, January 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Saturday, April 16 – First Day of National Park Week Thursday, August 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act Saturday, September 24 – National Public Lands Day...
by Karen Warlitner | Dec 14, 2021 | Announcements
Wright Brothers Day Program Friday, December 17, 2021 8:30 a.m. Park Gates Open to Visitors PRELUDE BAND CONCERT First Flight High School Band, Bob Lamberg, Director 9:00 a.m. ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM WELCOME & GUEST RECOGNITION Michael Fonseca, President, First Flight...
by Karen Warlitner | Dec 14, 2021 | Announcements
Trial and Preparation. Orville returned from Dayton with the repaired propeller shafts on Dec. 11th. It only took a day to finish the assembly of the Flyer. There were no winds but they used their time wisely running the Flyer up and down the track checking speed...
by Karen Warlitner | Dec 3, 2021 | Announcements
The 118th commemoration of the event that changed the world, the first powered, controlled, sustained, manned flight by the Wright Brothers on December 17, 1903, on the sands of Kitty Hawk, NC returns to live programming in 2021 but will also include online components...