AVIATION EXPO MARKS WRIGHTS' FIRST FLIGHT.Byline: Daily News VAN NUYS - As the nation prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight, the Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. community will open its doors Saturday for a free youth aviation expo to introduce kids to the world of flying. ``Kick-off to Kitty Hawk'' will offer free plane rides, demonstrations and talks on aviation in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Syncro Aviation Interiors, 7701 Woodley Ave. For information, call (818) 837-2613. The expo comes as the nation is celebrating the Wright Brothers' famed flight Dec. 17, 1903, with a week of events in Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk or Kittyhawk, part of an offshore sandbar on Cape Hatteras, NE N.C., E of Albemarle Sound. Nearby is Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright brothers experimented successfully (1900–1903) with gliders and airplanes. , N.C., to mark the event that changed aviation history. The anniversary celebration is hosted by Syncro Aviation Interiors, whose chief executive officer, Barbara Cesar, organized the event as a way to draw public attention to the local airport community and give back to the Valley's young people. Children will have a chance to board a B-25 bomber bomber Military aircraft designed to drop bombs on surface targets. Aerial bombardment can be traced to the Italo-Turkish War (1911), in which an Italian pilot dropped grenades on two Turkish targets. , view a half-scale model of the Wright Flyer The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I and occasionally Kitty Hawk) was the first powered aircraft designed and built by the Wright brothers. and listen to the talks of aviation leaders in the Valley. There will be food, activities and events throughout the day. |
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