Twelve seconds that changed the world (the duration of the first flight).
We visited the site of the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. It was designed and built by the Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur). Here is a model of Orville, laying down and steering it with his hips (for heaven's sake), along with his hands.
They flew their "plane" four times on December 17, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, which is about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
I tried to grab shots of the large model, but it was tricky and I am done processing things for right now.
10/1/2020: Finished year 7 (!), with continuing gratitude towards this amazing community. Based in St. Louis, MO. Regular worker-bee and self-taught photography dilettante....
I have vague memories of visiting there in the 1970s when I was teaching in North Carolina. I wonder if the museum was even there then! Nicely captured and wonderful way to capture the change in aviation!
I love the look of determination on his face (and thanks for the factoid that he was steering with his hips! Wow!) I'm from the Dayton OH area so I know the story from the bicycle shop days but Kitty hawk sounds cool too!
What if pilots still had to fly planes with their hips?? Don't think I would ever have gotten on one, haha. Thanks for the information and the cool shot!
