
If you'd like to know more about
us, what good people we are and the exciting things that we do, click to
download our
2006 PIREP (PIlot REPort, in aviation-ese.)

The
WBAC has
forged a thrilling museum exhibit that allows
visitors to see all the
Wright gliders and Flyers and actually fly
them. The Birth of Aviation Exhibit is
amazingly flexible; we can custom-design a display to fit
any space large enough to hold an airplane and a
flight simulator. If you'd like to bring this adventure to a museum or special event near
you, click to download the
WRIGHT STUFFER, a pictorial catalog of
our airplanes and artifacts. Want to see a preview? Click: |
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Here if you have a dial-up
connection. |
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Here if you have a broadband
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For more info, email
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Our
"Secret of Flight" program tours schools across America. And we've just
reworked it to reflect the newest national scholastic benchmarks in
science, technology, math, and social studies. If you'd like us to conduct
presentations or workshops at your school, click to download our
2006 School Tour Packet. If you need an outline of or
presentations or want to know what topics we cover, click for a map of the
Scholastic Benchmarks. Want to schedule a visit? Email
[email protected].
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This
website is hosted by
Donet, an
imaginative and innovative Dayton, Ohio company that serves the
world. |
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"Aviation
is proof that
-- given the will --
we can do the impossible."
--
Eddie Rickenbacker
elcome
to the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, a virtual
museum
of pioneer aviation. If this is your first visit,
read About
the Museum to get your bearings
and consult our Museum Guide for
help in navigating this web site.
Our online exhibits are organized into
several sections:
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Tales of the Wright
brothers, the people who knew them, and the airplanes they flew.
Includes a timeline of early aviation, from the inception of the
fixed-wing airplane in 1799 to the days just before World War 1. |
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Plans and
instructions for hands-on aviation projects, aeronautical
experiments, close encounters with
pioneer airplanes and virtual visits to the Wright places. |
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What's happening as we gear up to celebrate
the Centennial of Flight in 2003, resources for early
aviation, and neat stuff to make your science and
social studies homework seem less like...well, homework.. |


Undecided where to look first? May we suggest:
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Wright
Airplanes
The only place on the web where you can see ALL
19
types of aircraft that the Wright brothers produced! |
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Lift
and Drift
Hold on to your scientific calculators, folks.
Here's the amazing story behind the story of the 1901 Wright wind
tunnel and balances. |
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Building
and flying the 1899 Wright Kite
Get yourself hands on with aviation
history. We offer two sets of FREE plans, one for the historic kite and
another for an easy-to-build "Not Quite Wright" kite. |
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Wright
Airplane Model
Kits
Sources for kits that you can buy to build a Wright Flyer and other
Wright aircraft. Includes Dare's new laser-cut kits for
radio-controlled and rubber band-powered 1903 Flyers! |
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The
Real McCoy
Up close and personal with the
world's first practical aircraft, the 1905 Wright Flyer 3. Not a
replica, this is one of aviation's most precious artifacts. |
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The
Wright Photos
Looking for high-resolution, watermark-free historical photos of the Wright brothers
to add visual excitement to a social studies report or a History Day
presentation? Well, here they are and they are FREE. |


Want to ask a question? Tell us something? Please ping:
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[email protected]
or
write:
Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
P.O. Box 204
West Milton, OH 45383
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We're
just winding up an exciting adventure in aviation archaeology. In the
process, we've created perhaps the most unique collection of pioneer
airplanes and artifacts in the world. Now we have to find them a home.
Interested in acquiring them for your museum or institution? Want
something cool to stick in your hangar? Click
HERE.

The
young folks at Russia (pronounced "Rooshee") Local School
in Russia, Ohio have done it again. This May they unveiled their
second Wright aircraft, a replica of the 1900 Wright
Glider. Meanwhile, the State of Ohio Legislature sent commendations to each
of the 31 kids that built and flew the 1902 Wright Glider in June 2005. And
the eighth grade is well into their third airplane project -- a replica of
the 1909 Wright-Clark Glider, the world's first trainer. Russia Local may
just be the first school system ever to build their own air force! Want to
see their flights? Click:
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Here if you have a
dial-up connection. |
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Here if you have a broadband
connection. |

Oftentimes, kind and generous people do
wonderful things for us to keep our educational programs alive and
vibrant. Today, we're grateful to: |
Virginia
Kettering Foundation |
Walt
and Ann Hoy |
Jack
and Betty Darst |
Walt
and Ann Hoy (Yes,
again -- these good folks can't seem to do enough for us. The least we
can do is list them twice to show our appreciation.) |
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