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Monday, April 8, 2013

North Carolina Transportation Museum: What about airplanes?

 The museum has a small air transport collection.  













This hot air balloon basket
represents non motorized flight.












A replica of the Wright Brothers
plane that flew at Kitty Hawk, NC
in 1903.














Viola Gentry was the first native
female licensed pilot in NC.














The Piedmonster is an
aviation simulator.












This Coot-A Amphibian
was "home made plane" was
built to take off & land or water.
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Our tour of the museum has ended.  At the cost of $6.00 for an adult pass, this is a day long experience is a bargain.



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