Wright Bros. Great-Grandniece On Hand At 'Silver Bird' Unveiling The newest addition to Wright "B" Flyer Inc.'s fleet of More

Wright Bros. Great-Grandniece On Hand At 'Silver Bird' Unveiling The newest addition to Wright "B" Flyer Inc.'s fleet of historic lookalike aircraft made its public debut at last month's NBAA 61st Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, FL. Amanda Wright Lane -- great-grandniece of aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, and trustee of Wright "B" Flyer, Inc. -- was on hand to talk about the new flyer dubbed the "Silver Bird," nicknamed for its metal skeleton. The roughly 7/8-scale aircraft was on static display inside the Orange County Convention Center for the duration of this year's show. "This was the plane that really introduced the country to aviation," Wright Lane said. "It not only circled the Statue of Liberty, but was flown at air shows across the country and gave people their first glimpse of what was possible with aviation." In all, 33 volunteers -- ranging from ages 11 into their 90s -- helped to build the Silver Bird for over a year. "They want other ...
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UK Government leaked sources have disclosed that the Farnborough Aerospace Development Corporation's board of directors included a galaxy of HM More

UK Government leaked sources have disclosed that the Farnborough Aerospace Development Corporation's board of directors included a galaxy of HM Ministry of Defence and Royal Air Force public figures. It is known in the public realm that Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom together with Sir Ewen Broadbent Sir Kenneth MacDonald were Farnborough Aerospace board members some of whom are thought to have co-ordinated with Scotland Yard along with other high profile public figures including the former RUSI Director General Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine Sir John Chilcot and Lord Armstrong Cabinet Secretary in Lady Thatcher's premiership to name but a few. International News Networks: http://mod-raf.blogspot.com/
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