Just watch the Smithsonian short film.........in Langley Hall........like Langley, Virginia......where the hq of the CIA is.....................about the Wright brothers and where they went..............Mt. Myers, Virginia is mentioned specifically in the film........so is Teddy R.............whose island is right between Arlington and Georgetown.......both Wilson blvd and Wisconsin ave.......run more or less.......north to south.......Meridian lines..........like so many..........sex ring apartments...........

In August Wilbur made the first public flights of the Wright airplane in France and instantly dispelled all doubt. The Wrights became world celebrities overnight. French aviator Léon Delagrange summed up the matter succinctly: “Nous sommes battus.” (We are beaten.)

Wilbur makes an adjustment to the airplane, with Orville looking on. The Wrights in Europe Wilbur Wright arrived in France in May 1908. Over the next year, he made more than 200 flights in Europe, dazzling crowds whenever he took to the air and turning critics into admirers. He became a hero lavished with praise, honored at ceremonial dinners with political leaders and the aeronautical elite, and the recipient of numerous prizes and medals, including the Legion of Honor. During their European tour, the Wrights flew what became known as the Wright Model A, a refinement of their 1905 Flyer. Italy and Germany The Wrights’ European tour continued in Italy. Wilbur trained Italian military pilots, and the first motion picture footage taken from an airplane in flight was filmed there. After completing flight trials for a U.S. Army contract in America in July 1909, Orville briefly returned with Katharine to Europe to demonstrate the airplane and to train pilots in connection with a contract for license-built Wright aircraft in Germany. Go to Meeting with Royalty >>