Replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007

Artifact Overview

This replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer was built in 2003 to celebrate the centennial of the Wright brothers' first flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The replica Flyer became the heart of the Heroes of the Sky exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, sitting in the central hub that connected each of the exhibit's sections.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital image

Date Made

September 2007

Subject Date

September 2007

Creators

Andonian, Michelle

Creator Notes

Photographed by Michelle Andonian.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2008.171.2182

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

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This copy of the 1903 Wright Flyer faithfully replicates the original aircraft. On December 17, 2003, the replica attempted to duplicate the Wright brothers' first flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, exactly one hundred years after that historic feat. The attempt was foiled by bad weather, though the replica flew successfully in earlier tests.