The Centennial: 100 Years of Flight (originally published in 2003)

Dasher's Blog ^ | April 2, 2009 | Marilyn Dash

[EveningStar]

The Centennial

100 YEARS OF FLIGHT


By Marilyn Dash
December 2003

On December 17, 2003 we will celebrate the Centennial of Powered Flight. Let's think about this for a moment. In 100 years we have gone from the seaside dunes of Kitty Hawk, NC and the 12 seconds that changed the world -- to the International Space Station hovering somewhere in space. We've landed on the moon, we've made the world a smaller place by providing the opportunity for travel, and more importantly, I learned how to fly.

[EveningStar]

The author wrote this ten years ago to celebrate the 100th anniversary of heavier-than-air powered flight and how flying changed her life.

[EveningStar]

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[Paladin2]

Wow.

Quite a bit of progress, one year at a time.

Of course Bammy would claim that the progress is due to Socialism...

[Paladin2]

Forgot a step.

[MasterGunner01]

If I had my wish come true, I'd like to have a Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor for my trusty steed. The T-34C is a tandem seat, turboprop version of the famous Beech Bonanza, except it has a conventional tail instead of the Bonanza's “Vee” or “butterfly” tail.

The T-34C is fast, forgiving, and fully aerobatic.

[CodeToad]

“how flying changed her life. “

Flying can influence people in very positive ways even if they do not take up flying for a living.

We participate with Young Eagles, a program to get youngsters introduced into flying. It helps them see a much bigger world than their little playgrounds or neighborhoods. It works wonders. We have all kinds of people now flying professionally and privately, and some not at all, but they look at their more successful lives and credit that program.

[CFIIIMEIATP737]

You participate in the Young Eagles program. Good for you!

[SunkenCiv]

Wronging the Wrights
The Wall Street Journal | December 12, 2003 | Steven Milloy
Posted on 12/12/2003 11:04:08 AM by HenryLeeII
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1039150/posts

August will be the 112th anniversary of the 1901 flight of Whitehead’s No. 21
http://pediaview.com/openpedia/Whitehead_No._21 | 5/3/13
Posted on 5/3/2013 11:59:53 AM by pabianice
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3015365/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks EveningStar.

[SunkenCiv]

First Flight in America, 1757
CelebrateBoston.com | prior to 2013 | unattributed
Posted on 6/7/2013 9:38:59 PM by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3028784/posts