Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States of America is reminiscent of the Wright brothers, which controls the first controlled powered flight in the world according to the principle of " Heavier than air " conducted at this point. From 1900 to 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright traveled from Dayton, Ohio to the coast of North Carolina, after they learned from the U.S. Weather Bureau, the U.S. Weather Bureau, from normal wind conditions in the area. They also appreciated the remoteness of the location, which was far from the populous centers of the country in the early 20th century. The park is 1.73 square kilometers and is visited annually by over 450,000 people.

Exhibitions and Specials

Field and Hangar

The Wrights took December 17, 1903 four flights in the vicinity of the foot of the hill at ground level after they had experimented three years with gliding and other experiments from the hill and the nearby dunes. It is possible to follow the exact routes of the four flights on footpaths, small monuments show the takeoff and landing places on the routes. Two wooden sheds that were created by contemporary photographs, form the replica of the first aircraft hangars in the world and the neighborhood of the brothers.

Visitor center

The visitor center houses a museum, will be exhibited in the models, machines and tools of the brothers, they have used during their experiments. In a wing of the museum is a life-sized replica of the 1902 -built glider be visited. On the walls of this exhibition space portraits and photographs of other pioneers of aviation history are shown.

Kill Devil Hill and the Memorial Tower

A 18 -meter-high granite monument in 1932 on top of the 27 meter high Kill Devil Hill recalls the achievements of the brothers. Many of her gliding experiments led the Wrights from this massive, wandering dune that was later stabilized to form today's Kill Devil Hill. On the base of the monument is the inscription " In commemoration of the conquest of the air by the brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright Conceived by genius Achieved by dauntless resolution and unconquerable faith. " On the top of the tower a beacon is attached that resembles a found in a lighthouse beacon to give the tower a little more "functionality" ..

Centennial of Flight

For the centenary of the first flight of an expanded museum opened with other artifacts, videos and exhibitions. On 17 December 2003, the centenary of the park has been committed under the auspices of flight enthusiastic John Travolta and accompanied by performances of President George W. Bush and the astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Chuck Yeager.

Management of the park

First recognized as Kill Devil Hill Monument on March 2, 1927 it was transferred from the U.S. War Department on August 10, 1933, the National Park Service. The United States Congress designated the park and gave him on 4 December 1953 status of a national memorial. Since October 15, 1966, the park on the National Register of Historic Places will be listed. The visitor center was that designed by Ehrman Mitchell and Romaldo Giurgola, is protected as a National Historic Landmark since 3 January 2001. The site is co-managed with two other parks in the region of the Outer Banks, the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.