National Aviation Day 2022 with Bob Balaram, NASA JPL

by Karen Warlitner | Aug 7, 2022 | Announcements

We look forward to special guest, Bob Balaram, NASA JPL, Chief Engineer for Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter, for special programs at Wright Brothers National Memorial, August 19th, National Aviation Day, which is also Orville Wright’s birthday. NPS has designated...

Wright 1908 Commission-Update and Exceptional “Find”

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. ...

The Genius of the Wright Brothers, The History Channel’s The UnXplained with William Shatner

by Karen Warlitner | Apr 28, 2022 | Announcements

The Genius of the Wright Brothers    

December 17th, 118 Commemoration of The First Flight

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...

Dec. 14th, Test, Powered Glide not a 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...