Well folks, next year marks the 100th anniversary since Orville and Wilbur Wright took to the skies in the worlds biggest balsa wood and elastic band toy plane (lol)
What do you think will be done within the aviation world to mark this anniversary ?
By: Wombat - 12th October 2002 at 02:00
RE: 100 years of powered flight 2003 !
I realise the cost would be prohibitive, and possibly some events need to wait until their individual centenaries, but here are some suggestions:
1. Obviously, a recreation of the first flight of the Wright Flyer.
2. Recreation of Bleriot’s flight across the Channel
3. Recreation of Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic.
4. Recreation of first solo England to Australia flight by (Bert Hinkler?)
Each flight would be done in a modern replica of the original aircraft, manufactured to duplicate the original externally, but with modern engines/radios etc. (Except for the Flyer and the Bleriot)
Any other ideas?
Regards
Wombat
By: wysiwyg - 11th October 2002 at 20:50
RE: 100 years of powered flight 2003 !
There are several organisations (mostly U.S.) that are putting together replicas to make commemorative flights
By: Arabella-Cox - 11th October 2002 at 13:36
RE: 100 years of powered flight 2003 !
Keep an eye out for Key Publishing Ltd’s Century of Flight Special magazine, on sale 31st October 2002.
Inculdes a free double-sided civil-military poster.
Check the web site in a couple of weeks for further details.
Regards,
WebMaster
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