Whats so important about Kitty Hawk?
Powered flight began right at this Memorial on the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, NC. Wilbur and Orville built several different gliders and tested them until the came upon the design for their powered glider, which took flight in 1903. The three flights that were made weren’t all that impressive, but they ushered in an era of powered flight. Just think it was only 106 years ago that we first had powered flight. Now airplanes are everywhere and we’re out in space exploring the solar system. Pretty impressive stuff from three short flights by the Wright Brothers. What’s there to see? There are two main exhibit areas in the park. The first is the visitors center which has several rangers on duty, offers an exhibit area that chronicles the Wright Brothers’ lives and their struggle towards powered flight. There’s also a small theater running a movie on the flight and two models, one of the glider that the Wright Brothers built and the other of the first successful airplane that they flew in 190
