Wright

The Research:    Library resources - Book purchases - Magazine articles - Internet Surfing.
The Plans : Purchased from The Smithsonian Institute    50 pages of detailed blueprints that were executed
                                 in 1986 when the Original Flyer was dissasembled and restored.
The Materials: Framework is basswood strips from local Hobby Shops (Central Hobbies & Smaller Scale)
                                      Brass tubing from same sources & Brass Scrap form local recycler. Current proposal is to
                                      build up the engine in styrene plastic. Wing covering will be linen. I have found a very
                                      fineweave with general "look" of the original fabeic used by the Wrights - but more to scale.
Special Thanks to: Jay Ward - who is fabricating sprockets to match the drive chain I found at a
                                                                       Copier Repair company.