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4-1-13
tags: Smithsonian, Wright Brothers, Air and Space Museum, Kitty Hawk
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4-1-13
Air & Space releases Wright bros. contract
Breaking Newstags: Smithsonian, Wright Brothers, Air and Space Museum, Kitty Hawk
Were the Wright brothers first in flight? Read the fine print.
A little-known 1948 contract between the estate of Orville Wright and the Smithsonian has the museum legally bound to call the Wright brothers first in flight: "The Smithsonian shall [not state] any aircraft ... earlier than the Wright aeroplane of 1903 ... was capable of carrying a man under its own power in controlled flight," it states.
One aviation historian claims that contract is wrong, however, forcing the museum to ignore the truth. And for the first time, the museum has released the contract publicly to FoxNews.com, to let the world make its own decisions....
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