Centennial Year of Flight 2003, December 17

17thDec 2003 -  What This Date Means to Me 

When I was a boy, the first recognizable airplane I was made aware of was a Piper Tripacer and by golly that airplane is still around in Malaysia... [more]

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Wright Flyers lined up at Subang 0930, Dec 17

 

Final briefing for the formation flight at Subang

 

Final pose for the formation flight from Subang

 

Bob Gannon (Wright Flyer 5) & Ahmad Jauhari (Wright Flyer 4)    lift off smoothly at 1035 a.m.    Dec 17

 

Painting of the first flight by EAA member forms the backdrop

 

Sands of Kitty Hawk diorama with the Wright Flyer model

 

Capt.Siva in the Aviat Husky tows the Centennial Banner

 

Datuk Tan Chek Hong addresses the Wright Flyers

 

EAA members L to R : Capt.Siva, Rani, Rohini & Dinesh (the Simulator Man)

 

Jai offers an enticing prize for anyone able to fly the Wright Flyer for more than 1 minute.

 

Attentive and curious crowd observe the Wright Flyer Simulation

 

6 year old Mohammad takes up the Wright Flyer challenge and won

 

Microsoft Simulator 2004 Wright Flyer gets airborne

 

The Wright Flyer being flown the "real way" lying prone

 

Young visitors having a go at the Wright Experience Quiz

 

 

 
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