If you were in North Carolina on December 17, 1903 you might have noticed the above contraption gliding through the air in a field near the coast. This of course was the date of the first powered flight by The Wright Brothers. Being that I have always appreciated and loved flight ever since I could remember, I would love to have been one of the few on a cold December day to see this historical first flight.
In a pre-9/11 world, my grandpa would occasionally take me to the airport when I was a boy just to watch planes take off and land. We would park our car on a road with planes landing right over our heads, seemed like they were just 30 ft above our heads at times. I can remember being in awe that these huge planes could actually achieve lift and rise into the sky. As most of you know my mom works for Delta Airlines (formerly Northwest) and growing up I was also treated to flights around the country for various vacations with the family. I loved the thrill on the inside of the plane just as much as the outside. This past summer you might have recalled all my tweets about the airshow…yeah theres no doubt I love anything related to flight.
Crazy to think how the moment captured in the picture above has influenced so much…
