The seven years passed so quickly since we had thought of making an airplane.

 Only 7 years?  How could you make such great achievements in only 7 years?

 Always be curious towards everything.

 Always try to challenge new things.

 Same is true with our bicycles.

 Same is true with our airplanes.

 But the best explanation is…

 In my opinion,

 Let me say it!

 No, let me say it!

 Me!  Me!

Stop that!

 OK, let’s say it together then.

 Oh, ok, I am ready to hear it.  What’s the best explanation?

 Team work!

 Yes, Orville, let’s work on improving the flyer so that we can fly longer and further. 

  Roger!

 OK, we’ve got to go.  Bye bye!

 Phew, they are gone!

 Pipipi (Such unique brothers!) 

 Indeed, but they are such a perfect match.  Look, Horibei (name of the computer robot who talks Pipipi), there’s a vapor trail in the sky!!

 2003 marks the 100^th anniversary since the first flights by Wright Brothers.  There is an ongoing project to reconstruct the Wright Flyer and actually fly it.   

 The members consist of aerodynamics specialists, rocket engineers who participated in Apollo Projects, wind tunnel experts, and many other cutting-edge scientists.

“By making the Wright Flyer in the same way the brothers did, we are amazed at how the brothers’ techniques and ideas were strokes of genuine geniuses.  Humans have had desire to fly in the sky like birds since the ancient times, and they were the first ones to achieve that dream.  We would like to challenge the same dream.”
(Mr. Jack Cherne, the leader of the Wright Flyer Project)

 It’s been 100 years since the Wright Brothers flew the sky for the first time.  Their admiration for the big sky still keeps burning in the hearts of researchers.

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