| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Wright Flyer |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Wright Flyer |
| Aircraft Version: | Wright Model A Flyer (replica) |
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| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LelystadMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHLE IATA: LEY Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Aviodrome |
| Photo Date: | 11 June 2021 |
| Photo by: | Kas van Zonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 375591 |
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The world famous Wright Flyer, with which Orville and Wilbur Wright wrote history on December 17, 1903. The flight only lasted 12 seconds in which the aircraft reached an altitude of FL00003 for a distance of 36m. In 1909, Charles de Lambert made the first motorized flight above the Netherlands in a Wright Flyer. This marked the start of motorized aviation in the country. This replace has been in the colelction sicne 1960 as Wright Flyer 1. It was converted to a Wright Flyer Type A in 1994. This photo is copyright © Kas van Zonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 July 2021, and has since been viewed 130 times. |