Replicating the Wright Flyer

By Howard Kelem Photos courtesy of the author As seen in the November 2003 issue of Model Aviation. Since we are approaching the 100th anniversary of man’s first successful flight—which took place on December 17, 1903—the time has come to tell about the construction of the Wright brothers’ “Kitty Hawk” Flyer replica. This reproduction was built for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey honoring our nation’s bicentennial in 1976 and was hung from the ceiling of the International Arrivals Building at the John F. Kennedy…