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Close enough to the Wright flyer

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I visited the Smithsonian museum in D.C. in 1991 where I first laid eyes on the Wright Brothers plane. I thought in my heart that someday I would make it to the Carolina coast to see the actual spot where Orville and Wilbur pulled it off. What a thrill to take two of my boys there.

On route from Huntersville, we stopped in at a craft store to see if there was anything that would help us pass the time for a 7-year-old on a long car ride. It was perfect. I never would have thought you could glue a wooden plane together in the car, but it was ready to fly in no time.

After we played on the replica at the Outer Banks, the model plane meant even more to all of us. When we returned home, my son Corban couldn’t wait to slap some paint on it.

Carter Eby, Huntersville, EnergyUnited

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