We tell the story of the Wright brothers and the invention of the airplane to encourage young people to treasure their dreams and do the work necessary to achieve them. And to make this story come alive, we recreate the events of early aviation. To learn more about the WBAC and the thrilling things we do, click to download our PIREP.

     

The WBAC tours schools across the United States with a full-size Wright aircraft, a flight simulator, and four presentations designed around the national scholastic benchmarks in science, technology, math, and social studies. A great way to augment your STEM education initiatives. Click for a description of our School Tours and for a map of the Scholastic Benchmarks covered in our programs.

     

While you're looking around, we have a selection of tunes that were popular during the first days of aviation, performed by Sue Keller, courtesy the Ragtime Press:

	Alexander's Ragtime Band  Irving Berlin 1911
	Aviation Rag Mark Janza 1905
	Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin 1899
	Solace Scott Joplin 1909
	St. Louis Rag Tom Turpin 1903
	Waiting for the Robert E. Lee  Gilbert/Muir 1912

Our online exhibits are organized into several sections: 

As you can plainly tell, we're revamping the WBAC web site to make it more informative, easier to navigate, and more compatible with the newest browsers. Pages that are grayed out in navigation lists have been taken offline so we can revise them. We ask your patience while we're working; we'll get the info back online as soon as we can.

In the process of investigating the invention of the airplane, we've created the first and only complete line-up of  of the Wright brothers' experimental aircraft. Even Will and Orv never saw them all at once! We're looking for a home for this unique and important collection.

Oftentimes kind and generous people do wonderful things for us to keep our educational programs alive and vibrant. At this juncture, we're grateful to:

	Jeff Walther, for providing a roof over our aircraft.
	Walt Hoy and Foxlite Industries for storing our displays.

If you have a question about the Wright brothers or pioneer aviation, or have something you'd like to share, please Contact Us.

Undecided where to look first? May we suggest:

	The Wright Timeline Just posted! An illustrated timeline that not only shows the history of the Wright brothers, but also the important scientific, political, and cultural events that loomed large in their lives.
	Wright Airplanes The only place on the web where you can see ALL 19 types of aircraft that the Wright brothers produced!
	UFOs – Unbelievable Flying Objects Over 60 of the most unusual pioneer aircraft that never flew. Proof positive that if God had intended for man to fly, he would have given him some common sense.
	The Real McCoy Up close and personal with the world's first practical aircraft, the 1905 Wright Flyer 3. Not a replica, this is one of aviation's most precious artifacts.
	Everything a Pilot Could Want One of the very first mail-order catalogues for aviation-related doohickeys. You think Sporty's has cool stuff...

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