Summary
The reproduction of the 1903 flyer was built and unveiled for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk Celebrations, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, Microsoft Flight Simulator and Eclipse Aviation.
This is the first fully authentic 1903 flyer built since the original machine.
It completed a full suite of wind-tunnel tests, was flown in November and December 2003, and was featured in centennial celebrations December 17, 2003, at Kitty Hawk, NC.