Sponsors and Partners
The spirit of Orville and Wilbur, aviation’s first homebuilders, resides
today in the collective membership and works of EAA. With its headquarters
and AirVenture museum located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, EAA has chapters
located throughout the world. Like the Wright Brothers, EAA’s members
design, construct and fly individually crafted airplanes. EAA’s
Countdown to Kitty Hawk is an aviation-led celebration to honor the
achievement of the first powered flight. Learn
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PRESENTING SPONSOR
Henry Ford had a similar pioneering vision for aviation as he did for the
automobile. Ford recognized the Wright Brothers’ genius and the impact
their discoveries would have in the world of transportation, mainly the
possibility that air transportation could bring freedom of movement to the
masses.
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With this vision, Henry Ford, and later, Edsel B. Ford, laid the foundation for our modern system of general and commercial aviation. Today, Ford Motor Company is again providing leadership and engineering expertise in the authentic reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer.
As the official vehicle of EAA's Countdown to Kitty Hawk, the Lincoln Aviator Kitty Hawk Edition commemorates this historic event as an outstanding example of "changing the world through innovation." Learn more >>>
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
With its mission to enable people throughout the world to reach their full
potential, Microsoft’s dedication to technology complements the Wright
Brothers’ vision. The company’s strong stewardship and leadership in
supporting communities has long been recognized. Microsoft’s Flight
Simulator Team has created a featured element to the centennial Touring
Pavilion. Participants can lie in a replica cradle just as Orville and
Wilbur did, and “virtually” fly the 1903 Wright Flyer. Learn
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Manufacturer of the advanced, new Eclipse 500 jet, Eclipse Aviation is
creating the future of air transportation. For the first time ever, with
breakthrough economics and performance characteristics, the Eclipse 500 is
making the freedom of private jet travel an affordable alternative for all
those who travel on the airlines. It is also enabling the expansion of
corporate flight departments and allowing the owner-pilot to enjoy the
safety, power, and convenience that come with jet ownership.
Eclipse
Aviation has partnered with EAA to honor the Greatest Aviation Innovations
of the First 100 Years, without which the future of transportation could
not have been made possible. Learn
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Aviation Innovations Poll Results
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS
Flying
Magazine Library of
Congress National Park
Service
U.S. Centennial
of Flight Commission Inventing Flight -
2003
National Air
Tour Outer Banks Visitors
Bureau / First Flight Centennial Foundation
