The Birth of Motorised Flight
The Wright Brothers National Memorial No cockpits yet Capturing history Full sized replica at the spot where they took off The only monument to be erected when the people were still alive This is where the Wright Brother’s came to test out their gliders and Flyer. It all started when their father brought home a rubber band operated helicopter when they were very young which they played with it until it broke. So they rebuilt it, but made a bigger one, then a bigger one. Their interest in flight had begun. Orville & Wilbur were the two older brothers in the family of five children, who became inseparable. The local helpers There were many people trying to achieve motorized flight around the world at the time, but no-one had succeeded. They thought they had as good a chance as anyone else. I better take one just in case you miss it Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina fit the criteria they needed for testing their theories – wind ...