I. M. Esperto
2nd May 2003, 02:33
http://www.avweb.com/newswire/9_18b/complete/184621-1.html
"Spirit of Glen Ellyn" Wright Flyer Replica Takes Flight
Replica Flies Without Major Glitches...
The Wright Redux Association is first in a year that promises more first flight re-enactments. The Association's 1903 Wright Flyer replica, Spirit of Glen Ellyn, made history of sorts on April 27 when pilot Ken Kirincic flew the aircraft 136 feet, making it the first 1903 Wright Flyer replica to achieve free, powered flight, according to its owners. It was the culmination of a four-year effort to fund, build and fly an exact replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer. The group worked primarily from information found in the Wright brothers' journals, original Wright photographs, and information obtained from the National Air and Space Museum. Tom Norton and Mark Miller founded the Wright Redux Association in 1999, yet neither are pilots and had never previously attempted to build a flying aircraft. "It's hard to describe what yesterday's flight means to this group," said Miller. "All the work and all the planning came down to one moment. It just came together unbelievably well."
"Spirit of Glen Ellyn" Wright Flyer Replica Takes Flight
Replica Flies Without Major Glitches...
The Wright Redux Association is first in a year that promises more first flight re-enactments. The Association's 1903 Wright Flyer replica, Spirit of Glen Ellyn, made history of sorts on April 27 when pilot Ken Kirincic flew the aircraft 136 feet, making it the first 1903 Wright Flyer replica to achieve free, powered flight, according to its owners. It was the culmination of a four-year effort to fund, build and fly an exact replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer. The group worked primarily from information found in the Wright brothers' journals, original Wright photographs, and information obtained from the National Air and Space Museum. Tom Norton and Mark Miller founded the Wright Redux Association in 1999, yet neither are pilots and had never previously attempted to build a flying aircraft. "It's hard to describe what yesterday's flight means to this group," said Miller. "All the work and all the planning came down to one moment. It just came together unbelievably well."