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Wings over Wairarapa (25./26.01.2003)
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2003
marks the centenary of flight; 100 years since the Wright brothers of Ohio
achieved sustained and controlled flight in an aeroplane. The Whittakers’
Wings over Wairarapa Air show on 25-26 Ja nuary has been the first major
air show of this centenary year, featuring a range of aircraft from an
original Bleriot monoplane of the pioneering era, fighters of the Second
World War, and helicopters and jet aircraft of today. As spectators at
Whittaker’s Wings over Wairarapa watched the low-level flight of the
fragile 1908 Bleriot monoplane, they shared the vision and wonder of
the aeronautical pioneers a century ago. The industrial revolution of the
19th Century, founded on iron, coal and steam power, transformed
engineering and construction around the world. But men of many countries
dreamed of building light, powerful engines and powering aircraft into the
air. By the time the 20th Century opened, petrol engines, steel, and new
light materials meant that manned flight seemed possible. |
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