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| − | The '''Wright Flyer''' was the first [[airplane]] |
+ | The '''''Wright Flyer''''' was the first [[airplane]] on [[Earth]] to successfully perform a controlled, powered, sustained flight. The plane was built and flown for twelve seconds over a distance of thirty-seven meters by [[Wright brothers|Orville and Wilbur Wright]] in [[Kitty Hawk]], [[North Carolina]] on [[December|December 17]], [[1903]]. ({{ENT|North Star}}) |
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| − | [[Image:WrightFlyerFromTitles.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Wright Flyer'' from titles]]The ''Flyer'' is credited with the first successful, controlled, powered, sustained flight involving a heavier-than-air vehicle, using mechanically-unassisted takeoff. |
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| + | == History == |
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| + | [[File:Wright Flyer, Storm Front II.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Wright Flyer'' in the time stream]] |
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| + | [[File:Wright Flyer, Enterprise title.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Wright Flyer'' in the opening credits of ''Enterprise'']] |
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After [[Jonathan Archer]] restored a damaged timeline, the ''Wright Flyer'' could be seen in the [[time stream]] as the timeline realigned itself. ({{ENT|Storm Front, Part II}}) |
After [[Jonathan Archer]] restored a damaged timeline, the ''Wright Flyer'' could be seen in the [[time stream]] as the timeline realigned itself. ({{ENT|Storm Front, Part II}}) |
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| + | An image depicting the first flight of the ''Wright Flyer'' was contained in the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer|library computer]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2254]]. ({{TOS-R|The Cage}}) |
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| + | [[File:Wright Flyer model.jpg|thumb|A model of the ''Wright Flyer'']] |
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| + | ''In [[2259]] of the [[alternate reality]], a [[model|replica]] of this aircraft was on display in the office of [[Admiral]] {{alt|Alexander Marcus}}.'' ({{film|12}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|The Artisan prop and model shop of [[Quantum Mechanix]], QMx FX Cinema Arts, was asked to illustrate the history of space flight with models for the film. They constructed fourteen models in total. On their website, there was a picture of the ''Wright Flyer'' model. ''[http://www.qmxonline.com/news/stid-history-of-starflight-models/]}} |
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| − | ==External |
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* {{wikipedia-title|Wright Flyer}} |
* {{wikipedia-title|Wright Flyer}} |
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Revision as of 02:46, 24 March 2015
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The Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk
The Wright Flyer was the first airplane on Earth to successfully perform a controlled, powered, sustained flight. The plane was built and flown for twelve seconds over a distance of thirty-seven meters by Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. (ENT: "North Star")
History
The Wright Flyer in the time stream
The Wright Flyer in the opening credits of Enterprise
After Jonathan Archer restored a damaged timeline, the Wright Flyer could be seen in the time stream as the timeline realigned itself. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")
An image depicting the first flight of the Wright Flyer was contained in the library computer aboard the USS Enterprise in 2254. (TOS-R: "The Cage")
A model of the Wright Flyer
In 2259 of the alternate reality, a replica of this aircraft was on display in the office of Admiral Alexander Marcus. (Star Trek Into Darkness)