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Countdown to Kitty Hawk Photo Gallery 5
  
Pilots of the Century, candidates Kevin Kochersberger, left and Terry Queijo, were chosen to re-create the historic flight on December 17, 2003, in Kitty Hawk. They will flip a coin on the morning of the flight to see who will be the first to fly.  EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk pilot candidates in front of EAA’s 1903 Wright Flyer reproduction. Left to right, Ken Hyde, Kevin Kochersberger, Terry Queijo, and Chris Johnson. Renown test pilot Scott Crossfield, EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk pilot trainer, looks over the last-minute details of the training glider with pilot candidates Kevin Kochersberger and Terry Queijo.

 

Towed behind an SUV traveling about 27 mph, the Countdown to Kitty Hawk pilot candidates train on a modified 1902 Wright glider.

 

EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk pilot candidates used a modified 1902 Wright glider for training.

 

EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk pavilion was showcased at the NBAA convention held in Orlando in October 2003.
Jerry Leonard of The Wright Experience, that was contracted to build EAA’s reproduction Flyer, talks to a visitor at the NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) convention where EAA's Countdown to Kitty Hawk Pavilion was showcased.

 

 
EAA’s 1903 Wright Flyer reproduction was the centerpiece of the 2003 NBAA convention, being the first thing convention participants saw when they entered the venue.

 

 

EAA’s 1903 Wright Flyer reproduction.

 




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