Revell 1/39 Wright Flyer 100 Years Motor Flight (04576)

On 17th December 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright wrote history on the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, when they succeeded in taking to the air in a flying machine they had designed and built themselves.

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On 17th December 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright wrote history on the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, when they succeeded in taking to the air in a flying machine they had designed and built themselves. With Orville Wright at the controls, the very first flight in a motorised aircraft took off; it was the birth of modern aviation. The aircraft was driven by a 4- cylinder engine and the propeller was set in motion by a chain drive. On its maiden flight this astonishing flying machine remained in the air for 12 seconds and flew for approximately 36 metres. This was followed by a second flight that lasted one minute.