Section 9 - Capital Improvements and Program Developments

The Centennial of Flight celebration will be the catalyst for the construction of a variety of facilities throughout the country. Some of the facilities will be of substantial construction but temporary in nature; others will be more permanent. The facilities will support a variety of functions and activities. There will be interpretive centers constructed for the purpose of displaying artifacts and providing historical information about the Wright brothers and aviation. These centers will be permanent and will, in some cases, be a part of the National Park system. There will be numerous exhibition facilities constructed for the celebration in 2003. The majority will be temporary facilities with a specific end date for dismantlement. Some will be stationed at a permanent location while others will be mobile and move throughout the country. In addition, most organizations are developing educational, experiential, artistic or scholarly programs for the commemoration year.

The value of both of these elements is provided in this section. The value of the capital improvements and program development is shown in Figure 9 A.

Centennial of Flight Commission

• The Centennial of Flight Commission has constructed three copies of a traveling exhibit that will be available for display at a number of aviation events between now and the end of 2003. Two additional exhibit panels have been developed with the Centennial of Flight Commission's name and logo. One panel features a picture of the Wright 1901 Flyer; the second panel is an interior shot of the cockpit of The Spirit of St. Louis.
  
  
• There is an educational component being developed by the Centennial of Flight Commission.

Inventing Flight: Dayton 2003

• Inventing Flight: Dayton 2003 is creating a temporary exposition area in Dayton, Ohio during July 2003. This exposition area will consist of four pavilions and a common area for public gatherings.
  
  
• Inventing Flight: Dayton 2003 has a significant educational component.
  
  
• First Flight Centennial Foundation
  
  
• The First Flight Centennial Foundation will create a temporary structure of approximately 20,000 square feet at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
  
  
• The Foundation has created an educational component as well.
  
  
• The Experimental Aircraft Association
  
  
• The Experimental Aircraft Association is creating a functional 1903 Wright Flyer that will be operated at Kill Devil Hills, N.C. on December 17, 2003. The Flyer will exhibit nationally prior to that date.
  
  
• The Experimental Aircraft Association has a significant education/experiential component.

NASA

• No capital improvements are planned by NASA.
  
  
• NASA has an educational component.

FAA

• No capital improvements are planned by the FAA.
  
  
• FAA has an educational component.

National Air and Space Museum

• National Air and Space Museum is planning exhibits that will be housed at the Washington area museum along with three traveling exhibits. In addition, a major expansion of the National Air and Space Museum is under construction at the Dulles International Airport with opening to coincide with the Centennial Celebration in 2003.
  
  
• National Air and Space Museum has a significant educational and experiential component.

First Flight Centennial Commission

• The First Flight Centennial Commission has created two traveling exhibits that will be displayed throughout the country between now and 2003.
  
  
• The First Flight Centennial Commission has created a variety of educational and experiential components.

National Park Service, Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina

• The National Park Service at the Wright Brothers National Memorial is renovating the Interpretive Center. The work consists of exterior and interior repairs and upgrades.
  
  
• The Wright Brothers National Memorial has a significant educational component.

National Park Service, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio

• The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and its partners are constructing two new interpretive centers and significantly expanding and improving existing facilities at Carillon Historical Park's John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center and the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial. In addition, the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is working in partnership with the Wright B Flyer, Inc. to display a functional Wright 1911 Flyer at Huffman Prairie Flying Field.
  
  
• There will be a significant educational component associated with the development of all of these facilities.

Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission

• The Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission is planning to undertake development of the three Wright brothers' sites located in West Dayton. They include the original Wright family home site at 7 Hawthorne Street, the laboratory of Orville Wright and the cycle shop where the world's first airplane was actually constructed. Wayside signage, landscaping and sculpture will tell the story of the Wright brothers at each of these locations.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

• The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is creating a flying scale replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer that will tour the country.
  
  
• The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has a significant educational and scholarly component.

Aviation Week's The Next Century of Flight

• Aviation Week will have a traveling exhibit available during 2003.
  
  
• It will have a significant education and public relations component in 2003.

The Wright Experience

• The Wright Experience will maintain traveling exhibits and demonstration material including reproduction aircraft, original engines and flight simulators.
  
  
• There will be a significant educational component.

Aviation World's Fair 2003

• The Aviation World's Fair 2003 will create a significant temporary exposition area along with improvements to the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.
  
  
• Aviation World's Fair will have a significant educational and experiential component.

Library of Congress

• An exhibit will be created at the Library in 2003.
  
  
• The Library of Congress will have an educational component

U.S. Air Force Centennial of Flight Office

• The U.S. Air Force Centennial of Flight Office will have traveling exhibits on tour throughout the nation in 2003.
  
  
• The U.S. Air Force Centennial of Flight Office will have a significant educational, artistic and scholarly component.

U.S. Air Force Museum

• The U.S. Air Force Museum is creating several new exhibits for 2003. A new facility is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion in 2003.
  
  
• The U.S. Air Force Museum has a significant educational, experiential, artistic and scholarly component.

National Aviation Hall of Fame

• The National Aviation Hall of Fame is completing installation of exhibits for 2003.
  
  
• There will be a significant educational component.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

• Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will undertake capital improvements to the Huffman Prairie Flying Field.
  
  
• There will be a significant educational and experiential component.

RAMOLAIR

• RAMOLAIR is not planning any capital improvements.
  
  
• There will be an experiential component.

Capital Improvements and Program Developments

Centennial of Flight Celebration

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