Wright Brothers 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight

Footage from the rain soaked 100th Anniversary of Flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on Dec 17th 2003.

A Presidential speech introduced by John Travolta and was followed by a re-creation flight in a reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Exactly 100 years after the first flight in a powered airplane.

All footage was taken from the foot of Kill Devil Hill.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 100th Anniversary
• Wright Brothers
• Kitty Hawk
• Centennial of flight
• Dec 17 1903
• Kill Devil Hill

[enildo]

This is another myth that the American media shoved down the throats of the rest of the world. Santos Dumont's flight was documented in video, audio, newspapers and hundreds of witnesses. Besides the obvious differences between the machines since the Wright Brothers invented something like "The Thing" but not a plane, it certainly would be a great judicial dispute if the Patent Office, not flown by American patriots.

[CaxiasFreguesia]

Original 100 kg motor generating a poor 11 HP ... take off possibly only with more than front 90 km-h wind

[CanterburyAtheists]

HISTORY LESSON: The first person to build and fly a heavier-than-air machine was the New Zealander Richard Pearce who flew 9 months before The Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers were the first people to perform what is called ‘controlled’ flight. The first person to actual build & fly a mechanised plane, complete a powered-flight was Richard Pearce.

[agente9009]

Há, há, há..Looooser!! Flyer I is a joke...no take off similary in 1903. Alpheus Drinkwater said: The Flyer I never flew in 1903. Santos Dumont take off without catapult and wind. Santos Dumont is the guy.

[carlosferreira1975]

What a joke! No kidding that thing didnt take off. The brothers never could make it with a such heavy plane and such low horse power engine. I can make a cow fly when there is a hurricane to help a little bit!!!!

14 Biz took off in front of 50 thousand people! Santos Dumont is the real father of the flights!

[Danielroda]

HAhahUhau shit

14-bis - first aircraft to fly with yourself motor

Brazil rules

[beesyone]

Haha What a perfect flight! Just like the Wronght Brothers did :-D

[larswet]

I was there with a good raincoat. Thanks for posting the vid. Brings back good memories. Really wish they hadn't tried to launch without a stiff wind. We all know it wasn't going to leave the ground without wind.