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AVIATION COVERLETS (THROWS)

ORVILLE STEIFF BEAR

WRIGHT BROTHERS FIGURES

GENUINE WRIGHT BROTHERS COIN

2003 MAN IN FLIGHT COIN

JEWELRY
MODERN AIRPLANE CHARMS
WRIGHT FLYER CHARMS
AVIATION JEWELRY

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
FIRST FLIGHT
HAND BLOWN GLASS

100 YEARS OF FLIGHT T-SHIRTS

COLLECTABLE POCKET KNIVES

HOUSE BANNER (FLAG)

GENERAL FLYER GIFTS

KITTY HAWK COMMEMORATIVES

AIRCRAFT OF WWII COINS

AVIATION PHONEY MONEY

Celebrating 100 Years of Flying
General Wright Brothers / First Flight Gifts

Wright Flyer Youth T-Shirt SM-LG

Wright Flyer Clock

Wright Flyer Clock

Trintec quality clock. Quartz movement. 10 Inch Diameter.

	Wright Flyer Clock - $24.95 Each - (#TL-WF)

Wright Flyer Mouse Pad

This mouse pad was created to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight. Transferred by high resalution graphics to a scratch resistant washable lexan surface with a natural rubber base. 8 x 9 1/2"

	Wright Flyer Mouse Pad - $11.95 Each - (#TL-WF)

Wright Flyer T-Shirt

100% heavyweight pre-shrunk cotton, screen printed and comes in M-XX and Youth Sizes. XXL also available for additional $2.00.

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Adult Wright Flyer T-Shirt

Sizes: Medium | Large | X-Large | XX-Large

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Youth Wright Flyer T-Shirt

Sizes: Small | Medium | Large

Wright Flyer Long Sleeve T-Shirt

The same great image as the short sleeve T-Shirt on the same 100% cotton pre-shrunk Long Sleeve T-Shirt.

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Adult Wright Flyer Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Sizes: Medium | Large | X-Large | XX-Large

In August of 1900, Wilbur built his first glider. He then contacted the U.S. Weather Bureau for information on windy regions of the country. Reviewing the list, he chose a remote sandy area off the coast of North Carolina named Kitty Hawk, where winds averaged 13 m.p.h. He and Orville then journeyed to Kitty Hawk where they tested the 1900 glider. The following year, they tested a new and improved glider with a 22-foot wingspan. A disappointing performance by the 1901 glider prompted the Wright brothers to construct a wind tunnel to test the effectiveness of a variety of wing shapes. Using the results of the wind tunnel experiments, they constructed their 1902 glider. Testing it at Kitty Hawk in October, they met with success, gliding a record 620 feet. Once again they returned to Dayton and began work on developing a propeller and an engine for their next effort, a flying machine.

Having designed a propeller with the same principles thy used to design their wings, Wilbur and Orville then built their own 4-cylinder, 12-horsepower engine. They built the 1903 Flyer in sections in the back room of their cycle shop at 1127 West Third in Dayton. When completed, it was shipped down to Kitty Hawk and assembled. On December 14, 1903, Wilbur won a coin toss and made the first attempt to fly the machine. He stalled it on take-off, causing some minor damage. The plane was repaired, and Orville made the next attempt on December 17. At 10:35 a.m., he made the first heavier-than-air, machine powered flight in the world. In a flight lasting only 12 seconds and covering just 120 feet, Orville did what men and women had only dreamed of doing for centuries, . . . he flew.