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from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2003 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.

By BETTY DEBNAM

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One hundred years ago, on the coldmorning of Dec. 17, 1903, two brothersfrom Dayton, Ohio, made the firstcontrolled heavier-than-air poweredflights.

Beginning on Dec. 12 and lastingthrough Dec. 17, there is a bigcelebration planned in North Carolina.

The site of the first flight was KillDevil Hills near Kitty Hawk. Back then,Kitty Hawk was a small fishing villageon the Outer Banks (a series of barrierislands) off the coast of North Carolina.

Today, Kitty Hawk and much of theOuter Banks are vacation attractionswith many beach cottages andbusinesses. In the Wrights’ time, thearea was quite remote.

Sites to see: • www.firstflightcentennial.org• www.nps.gov/wrbr• www.countdowntokittyhawk.org• www.nasm.si.edu• www.centennialofflight.gov• www.lib.ecu.edu/exhibits

A large granite boulder marks the spotwhere the Flyer first left the ground.Boulders with numbers mark the distanceof each of the four Dec. 17 flights.

At Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

The Wright First Flight Site

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To make their test flight, theWrights wanted a place with strongwinds, sand for soft landings, space tosoar and privacy from reporters. TheU.S. Weather Department suggestedthis site when Wilbur Wright wrotethat he needed a site for “the purposeof making some experiments with aflying machine.”

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The WrightBrothersMemorialMonument sitson top of 90-foot-high KillDevil Hill.The tower is 60feet tall and ismade of NorthCarolina granite.It was dedicatedin 1932. The siteis managed bythe NationalPark Service.

The WrightBrotherslaunchedhundreds ofglider flightsfrom the top ofthe dune. Sanddunes shift asthe wind blows,so the dune hasbeen plantedwith grass tomake it and thememorial stable.

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The camp site that the Wrights used in1903 has been re-created. It includes thehangar used for the Flyer and a buildingused as a workshop and living quarters.

The Wright Brothers National MemorialVisitor Center features exhibits and parkranger talks.

The First Flight Centennial Pavilion hasexhibits that celebrate the history andmarvels of flight.

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Words and names that remind us of the Wright Brothers are hidden in theblock below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, up and down,and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: FLY, FIRST, FLIGHT,WRIGHT, BROTHERS, MEMORIAL, WILBUR, ORVILLE, KITTY, HAWK,NORTH, CAROLINA, KILL, DEVIL, HILLS, GLIDER, WINGS, PHOTOS,PROPELLER, STEEL, MUSLIN, AVIATION, RUDDER, SAND, WARPING.

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A talk with a park ranger

The Wrights In Kill Devil Hills

The Mini Page talked with RangerJim Cross to find out more about theWright brothers. Here are some factswe learned.

• At the time of the first flight,Wilbur was 36 years old and Orvillewas 32.

• Orville was usually veryinterested in details, while Wilburwas more of a visionary, or personwho liked to picture things in hismind. But the brothers could shiftroles — and often did.

• Wilbur was more serious thanOrville. Orville was the cook andphotographer when they went toKitty Hawk. Wilbur did the dishes.

Tom Tate, alocal boy,posed for thisphoto forOrville in 1900.Tom iswearingclothes thatwould becomfortableon the coast.Tom’s father,Dan, and hisuncle, William,became goodfriends of theWrights. TheWrightsalways worebusiness suits.

The Wrights worked to organize theirkitchen in 1902.

The ParkService hasre-createdthe kitchenin the exhibittoday aboutthe Wrights’camp. Canyou see howmuch theyare alike?

The members of the Kill Devil Hills LifeSaving Station were of much help. Theyhelped move the gliders and the Flyer.They also served as witnesses. TheWrights camped near the station.

photo courtesy Library ofCongress image enhancedby Joyner Library, EastCarolina University

Park Ranger Jim Cross gives a talk whilestanding in front of a model of the Flyer.

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Rookie Cookie’s RecipeSpiced Sipping Cider


Meet Buddy JewellBuddy, 41, had struggled for years to

make it in country music. His dreamcame true this year when 2 million fansvoted to make him the winner of the newcountry music talent show, “NashvilleStar.” The win led to Buddy’s firstrecording contract and the production ofhis own album, “Buddy Jewell.”

Buddy was born and grew up in small rural towns inArkansas. He bought his first guitar for $10 from aclassmate. An uncle taught him to play and sing “What aFriend We Have in Jesus.”

When he’s not performing, he likes to raise vegetables andcook food on a grill. Buddy is married and has three children,two boys and a girl. He lives with his family in Nashville,Tenn.

This cider is good warm or cold.You’ll need:• 4 cups water• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves• 1 cup sugar• juice from 2 lemons• juice from 2 oranges• 1/2 gallon apple ciderWhat to do:1. Bring water, spices and sugar to a boil.2. Add juices and cider.3. Simmer for a least half an hour.4. Serve warm. Serves 10-12.You will need an adult to help you with this recipe.

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James: Where is the town of Fish Hook?Dean: At the end of the line!

Howard: What do you call a fish whotakes a bath every day?

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Re-flying the First Flight

Creating the FlyerThe Wrights were from Dayton,

Ohio, where they ran a bicycle shop.They had to travel by train, steamer,ferry and small boat to get to KittyHawk. They traveled there foranywhere from a few weeks’ to afew months’ stay every year for fouryears, from 1900 to 1903.

Celebrating the First Flight

In 1902, theymade morethan 1,000glides andwere readyto add anengine.

The Wright Flyer of 1903 hasbeen re-created by the ExperimentalAircraft Association. The plane ishandmade of muslin, wood and steel.Just like the original, it weighs 605pounds. It is the most accurate reproduction ever made.

The flight re-enactment will takeplace at 10:35 on Dec. 17 if theweather permits, with the secondattempt at 2 p.m. The two pilots willflip a coin to see who goes first, justlike Wilbur and Orville did!

Re-creating the Flyer has been achallenge. Many people are wonderingif it will really fly. We shall soon see!The Young Eagles

Today many kids are taking partin the Young Eagles program, whichgives them a chance to see what apilot does in the cockpit.The flightsare free. The pilots volunteer to takethe kids up.

The program is sponsored by theExperimental Aircraft Association.These flights introduce kids to thethrill of flying. The millionth child totake part in the program, AndrewGrant, 15, from Illinois, will be apassenger in a plane that will flyover the Wright Memorial on Dec.17. Flying with the Young Eagle will

be Gen. Chuck Yeager, thefirst person to fly faster thanthe speed of sound.

In 1901they builtthe largestglider todate. It didnot flywell.

The Mini Page thanks Lola Hilton andErin Porter of the Media Team for theFirst Flight Centennial; Jim Cross, parkranger, Wright Brothers NationalMemorial; and Julie Bressinger of theU.S. Centennial of Flight and the JoynerLibrary, East Carolina University, for helpwith this story.

Pilot and college engineering professorDr. Kevin Kochersberger, left, and TerryQueijo, an American Airlines pilot, infront of the Wright Flyer of 2003. One ofthem will fly the reproduction on Dec. 17.

1. The elevator is attached to a woodenbar that has a handle at the end. Thepilot would move it forward andbackward to make it move. This madethe Flyer climb or go down.

2. The rudder is attached to the wing-warping system, which twists thewings and turns the rudder. Thisenabled the Flyer to turn.

3. Radiator.4. Wing warping, or twisting, wires.

5. The hip cradle is a section that the pilotlies down on. By moving his hips fromone side to the other, the wing warping,or twisting, turned the back side of thewing up and the back side of the otherwing down. This made the Flyer rolland helped it turn.

6. The propellers gave the plane thethrust to move forward. Each oneturned to the different direction.

7. The engine is what gave the Flyerpower. It weighed 180 pounds.

The parts of the Flyer

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On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wrights made fourflights in their powered Flyer. The firstflight was made by Orville. He flew for120 feet. The longest flight was thefourth, with Wilbur as the pilot. He flew59 seconds for 852 feet.

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Supersport: Elexis GilletteHeight: 6-1 Birthdate: 10-19-84Weight: 163 Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.

Elexis Gillette is a versatile athlete who has excelledin track and field, goalball, beep baseball andweightlifting. He currently is a full-time student at EastCarolina University.

That’s remarkable, considering that Elexis is blind. At age 9, he losthis sight from glaucoma. But he didn’t lose his will to succeed.

Elexis learned how to long-jump at a sports camp for the blind atWestern Michigan University. Then he went on to set an Americanrecord in 2002 in his classification and placed sixth in the Blind SportsAssociation World Championship. He also won gold medals in nationalcompetition in goalball, the 100-meter dash and the long jump.

At Athens Drive High School, he captained his track team. TheNorth Carolina High School Athletic Association honored him with theCourage Award. That’s what happens when your motto is “I can …”

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Standards Spotlight:The Wright Flight Site

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Eachweek we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page’s content and offeractivities that will help your students reach them.This week’s standards:• Students use biographies and stories to understand the individuals who are

honored by the nation. (Social Studies: History)• Students understand science and technology. (Science: Science and Technology)Activities:1. Draw a picture of the way your neighborhood would look if you were flying

high above it.2. Ask some of your family members and friends if they would like to be able to

fly an airplane or helicopter. Why would they like to fly? Why wouldn’t theylike to fly?

3. Look through the newspaper for five modern items that would have made theWright brothers’ lives more comfortable at Kitty Hawk. Explain your choices.

4. How do modern airplanes look different from the Flyer? Write a paragraphcomparing the Flyer and modern planes.

5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn about other important orunusual airplanes in our history. Use these questions to guide your research:What was the airplane called? What was new or different about it in its time?Who invented the airplane or designed the changes? What did the airplanecontribute to modern airplanes?

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)

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