Setting up in Houston
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| The first step to re-assemble our Flyer is to reconnect the canard structure to the main wing box | ||
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I was really overwhelmed by, first, the truly huge size of the Center. It stretched for several blocks and appeared to dwarf the old dirigible hangar we were housed in for a while at Ames Research Center before our wind tunnel tests. Our Flyer was actually a theme setter for the entire World Space Congress, as well as occupying a central position where every attendee could hardly miss it. The people in charge provided the blue carpet and the brass stanchions with blue cords to control access; a combination that can be seen in the final picture in this set, and that was surely the best display we've had so far. Everyone I encountered, whether from our own group, from AIAA or just a person involved in routine work at the Center was enthralled by the Flyer, it's history and the fantastic progress we all shared in, in the 20th Century now past. Let it be our inspiration for the New Century we have just begun. Bill Haynes |
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tour is sponsored largely by the national offices of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and and Astronautics (AIAA) as part of the
Centennial of Flight Campaign. Some of the panels and displays can
be see arrayed around the airplane. |
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The final result - our airplane in her place of glory
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