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Tenting at KittyHawk when the Wright Bros. first got there.151 views
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National Wright Brothers Monument at Kittyhawk123 views
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Part of the original engine which was broken during test flights117 views
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Entrance to the interactive museum at Festival Park116 views
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My trailer looking good in the OBX114 views
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Wind test chamber113 viewsNo one would make the engine for the Wright Bros. first plane due to the expense and folly. They had to learn everything they could themselves about engines, propellers, aerodynamics, etc. so they could build it themselves. The only documentation they had seemed to be in error after a few test flights so they had to do all new testing with whatever test machines they could build.
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Camp Hatteras on Cape Hatteras in Waves, NC112 viewsThe Atlantic Ocean is just beyond the dunes at the back. This camprgound spans fully across the island and offers both ocean camping on one side and calmer sound camping on the other side. It has both an inside and outside pool, hot tub, game room, TV lounge, camp store, laundry, full hookups, cableTV, wifi. It can be quite expensive but is a Coast to Coast member campground for cheaper camping.
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Marking the start spot111 views
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Replicas of the hangar (left) and living quarters (right)111 viewsThe quarters had a wood stove in it for heat and cooking, table, chairs, bunks hanging from the rafters.
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Marking the progress of the flights, each one farther.111 views
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Wilbur and Orville Wright107 viewsThey actually did build and sell airplanes later.
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The first flight106 views
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