Date: 4 May 93 13:42:37 +1200
From: Colin_Douthwaite@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite)
Message-Id: <Colin_Douthwaite.fcm8@equinox.gen.nz>
Organization: Equinox Networks
Subject: Kitty Hawk


In an article dated Mon, 03 May 1993 

Jason Austin (jason@ab20.larc.nasa.gov) at NASA Langley Research 
Center, Hampton  wrote:


Re: Kitty Hawk

>        I remember my parents taking me to Kitty Hawk a long long 
> time ago.  I think it was with some sort of youth group.  After the 
> tour, they sat us all down a showed us how to make a Scott Sled out 
> of a trash bag, a couple of sticks, and some string.  It was your 
> basic sled kite with a triangular vent.  I had plans for this kite 
> in postscript a while back, and I'll see if I can find them.  

What a great idea to give visitor's tuition in making a simple kite.
It's an idea worth thinking about for other places where flying is a 
feature.

A memorial has recently been erected ( at Waitohi, I think ) in the 
South Island of New Zealand. It shows Richard Pierce and his 
aircraft. It is at the spot where he made his first flight, ending 
up in the hedge I think.  Local legend claims that he actually flew 
_before_ the Wright Brothers but because NZ was so isolated his 
flight was never officially recorded. Nice story !
I have not actually seen this memorial yet but I have seen a 
postcard showing the exhibit. Of course there is no visitor's 
centre or Kite school (yet).   :-)


CD> You know I've never seen the movie "Mary Poppins" and it never
CD> appears on television. I suspect the owner of the copyright
CD> doesn't allow TV screening ?

JCA>       Only if you pay for the Disney channel.

No Disney channel here I'm afraid. We have TV1, TV2 and TV3. They all 
show Disney movies from time to time but _never_ "Mary Poppins" or
"Snow White". 

What I do have is a VCR recording of the 1978 movie "The winds of 
Kittyhawk" all about the Wright Brothers. I recorded it in the 
middle of last year and have never viewed it. It had a great write-up.  
Guess what I'll be doing soon now :-)


Colin Douthwaite
New Zealand
4/5/93






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