EMCA Combine: The Wright Flyer

The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft designed and built by the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Wright Flyer, also known as Flyer I was the first piloted, heavier than air, aircraft that could fly and take off under its own power. It was based on the Wrights experience in testing gliders at kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1902. The first flight was made on 17th December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in United States.

On December 2003, The world celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Wright Flight. To Mark the event, A model of the Wright Flyer was built and successfully flown by us on 17th December 2003, in Negombo, Sri Lanka.

The Tail (Rudder) section of the aircraft was slightly modified to obtain better control as it was almost impossible to fly with its original design as a model aircraft.

The frame was constructed from carbon fiber tubing and the wings were covered using Expanded Polystyrene.

Pictured above are my Sons Collin and Amith, Who built the aircraft, holding it, few moments before the flight.

Captured Moments of the Flight

It was a magnificent sight to see the model of the wright flyer airborne, though it was a tricky and a challenging task to maneuver it.

The Wright Flyer made us feel the joy and pride that Wright Brothers expirienced on 17th December 1903, which is considered as the hitorical turning point of airborne transportaion in the world.

After a successful flight of over a minute, the aircraft safely landed back on ground.