100 years of aviation..!

Hey lufbery;
I beleave it's oil for the prop shafts and cat rail

It's a great day, I just hope the weather holds out for the celebrations today.

I "built" the Wright Flyer many, many years ago. Actually, my mother did most of the building as I was about six or seven at the time. Still, it was pretty cool waking up each morning and seeing that model on a shelf in my bedroom.

I did wonder, however, why there was a bench, a shovel, a little box, and some sort of half railroad track with the plane. I understand now about the catapult, and I think the bench was used as a rest for one of the wings. The shovel would be necessary to move sand around as needed, but what's with the other pieces of equipment in the famous photo?

What's in the little box, and what's in the can next to it. I suppose it's a toolbox and a can of aircraft dope, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know?

Regards,

-Drew

Congratulations to all who have participated in the miracle of human flight..... compliments of the Wright brothers..... 100 years ago today. Although Wilber & Orville's weather was a bit nicer on their day, than it is down there this morning, the spirt of their accomplishment shines brightly!

On the morning of the bicentinial celibration, I wonder what type of aircraft will be participating in the "Fly Over"? Alas, only our grandchildren/great grandchildren will know that... 100 years from this morning.

Frank

Kittyhawk (North Carolina, not the aircraft carrier) is about an hour south of us and has been preparing for today for over a year. Monday, there was an airshow of sorts. Kind of interesting seeing a low level flyover by a C5 Galaxy. We really wanted to go down today since President Bush is supposed to speak, but I'm not going to fight the other 360 gazillion people who are supposed to be there to celebrate the 100th anniversary of flight. We will ride down after the first of the year and visit once more and remember.
Gip Winecoff

It's an absolutely breathtaking evolution from the Wright Flyer to the aircraft of today. From a glorified glider to space probes into beyond the solar system. Domi, I haven't seen the Ader vehicle before, but I have build a scale kit of DaVinci's airscrew. There's a kit out there somewhere. - Ed