| The "Tarheel State" of North Carolina has
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| | machine.
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| an unusual boast. The state is home to
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| | This flying machine was considerably
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| the very first airplane flight, made on
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| | heavier than the earlier models of the
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| the sandy hills of the tiny town of Kitty
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| | Wright flyers. It was 125 pounds heavier
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| Hawk on the chain of Barrier Islands
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| | than what the brothers actually wanted it
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| known as the Outer Banks. Brothers
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| | to be. Because of its weight, the plane
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| Orville and Wilbur Wright may have lived
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| | could not be launched like the earlier
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| in Ohio, but they took their flying
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| | versions and required the building of a
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| contraption south in hopes of making it
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| | 15-foot launching rail to catapult it on
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| fly!
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| | its trajectory. They jokingly called it
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| The Wright brothers owned a bicycle shop
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| | "Grand Junction Railroad".
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| in the town of Dayton, Ohio when the
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| | The brothers then had to postpone their
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| notion struck them to develop a flying
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| | regular tests because of the inclement
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| machine. After a great many designs and
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| | weather in the late fall and early winter
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| problems, the duo completed their famous
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| | of 1903. This lead them to doubt whether
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| "Wright Flyer" using wood, metal, and
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| | they will at all be able to achieve their
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| canvas stretched across the wings. In
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| | intended test flight that year. Things
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| order to fly the plane, the pilot must
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| | however changed for the better soon,
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| lay flat on his stomach to steer the
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| | enabling Wright brothers to start testing
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| controls.
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| | again and take their historic flight.
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| Building a newfangled flying contraption
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| | Finally on 17th December 1903 the
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| was quite strenuous and time consuming,
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| | brothers were succesful in realising
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| taking the Wright brothers from
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| | their long cherished goal. After doing a
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| approximately 1899 until 1903 to figure
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| | toss to decide on who would pilot the
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| out the proper aerodynamics necessary to
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| | airplane, Orville got into the machine to
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| create an airplane. Even after their
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| | fly off at 10.35 am. Inspite of cold
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| historic flight, the brothers kept
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| | weather the fight was successful and
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| working on the design until 1905, when
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| | lasted for 12 seconds. The plane
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| the pair created the first practical
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| | travelled a mere 120 feet but it was
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| airplane. Building these monsters was
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| | enough to put the brothers and their
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| certainly a family affair, as the Wright
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| | flying machine into history books for
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| sister helped the boys sew and stretch
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| | eternity.
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| the canvas across the wing's fame.
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| | After the initial flight, the brothers
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| The Wright brothers visited Kitty hawk
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| | went on to make three additional flights,
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| many times before they actually completed
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| | with Wilbur piloting the longest course,
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| their flying machine. They went to the
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| | staying in the air for 59 minutes and
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| North Carolina coast and tested gliders
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| | covering 852 feet. The great state of
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| to get a better idea of aerodynamics.
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| | North Carolina bore silent witness to
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| Finally, they left for Kitty Hawk in
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| | this feat of engineering and man on a
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| Spetember 1903 to take their first test
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| | cold December day. Today, a monument to
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| flight. They have now become well versed
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| | the Wright Brothers sits on top of the
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| in local topography and often used the
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| | hill that saw their first flight in Kill
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| services of local people to help them in
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| | Devil Hill, North Carolina.
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| towing and maintaining the flying
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