Can you imagine the permitting process that the Wright brother’s would have needed if they tried something like that today?
at Kill Devil Hills is (FFA) First Flight Airport.
I flew in and walked to the Wright Brothers National Memorial
A non towered airport.
The Memorial is quite amazing and well worth going to see.World history at its best.
In 1929, just months before the stock market crash, my dad got his first job out of college teaching at a brand new high school in Detroit. It was named Wilbur Wright. I suppose as a tribute to the innovation of the Wright brothers, I believe the program there began as a work/study one. The students could get practical experience in the burgeoning auto industry while they took tech related high school classes. My dad ended up teaching there for over 40 years.
And today they buried space hero Icon John Glenn