The Wright Experience, Inc. and the Discovery of Flight Foundation gave the Virginia Department of Aviation, the Virginia Aviation Board and members from Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics a guided tour of the facilities in Warrenton, Virginia last week. Those in attendance were given the details behind the construction of the Wright Model-B Flyer and were actually able to hear the engine run from that aircraft.
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| Ken Hyde sharing with the group the historical background and make-up of the Wright Model-B Flyer |
The Wright Experience is planning to restore the original 1911 Burgess-Wright Model F, the first aircraft to fly over and land on the White House lawn in 1911 by Harry Atwood. Wright Experience founder, Ken Hyde, has a team dedicated to this restoration in the near future.
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| Paul Glenshaw instructing VAB Member Dave Young and DOAV Director Randy Burdette on flying the simulator |
The Discovery of Flight Foundation’s Paul Glenshaw presented the Virginia organizations a hands-on STEM program for museums, teachers and students which highlighted the Wright Brothers’ discoveries of the principles of flight, invention of the airplane and the establishment the aerospace industry, and how they are all relative to math education.
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