Alcoa To Sponsor The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age Exhibition At the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Opening October 11th.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2003 Alcoa announced today its sponsorship of Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's centennial of flight exhibition, "The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age." The exhibition debuts in Washington D.C. on October 11, 2003 and runs through 2004. The Pittsburgh Reduction Company, now Alcoa, supplied aluminum for the Wright brothers' famous 1903 plane, 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. . Today, Alcoa celebrates the centennial of the Wrights' revolutionary achievement along with its first collaboration with the aerospace industry by sponsoring the exhibition. "We are thrilled to support the National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. in its effort to commemorate the history, science and technology behind the birth of the modern airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. ," says Alcoa Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Alain Belda. "Alcoa's role in aerospace has grown continually from the Wright Flyer, to the space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. and beyond. We hope this exhibit will serve as a reminder of the great achievements in aerospace's past, and as a challenge to Alcoa and its partners in the aerospace industry to develop equally beneficial innovations this century." The Wright brothers' passion is seen in the new exhibition through details showing the ingenuity and creativity that led to their historic flight. "This exhibition not only celebrates the Wrights' remarkable technical triumph, but also the spirit of unyielding curiosity that made it possible," says National Air and Space Museum Director Gen. J.R. "Jack" Dailey. The original Wright Flyer has always hung above the crowds at the Smithsonian. In this exhibition, for the first time, the revolutionary machine will sit at eye level, permitting museum visitors to closely examine its details. The exhibition also features important artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. and rare photographs documenting the Wrights' struggle for flight. As part of its sponsorship Alcoa will support and encourage a number of community, educational and web-based initiatives to mark the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight. These initiatives will help inspire future generations through the exploration of the history of powered flight. For more info on The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum, go to http://www.nasm.si.edu/. For more information on Alcoa and its involvement in aerospace visit www.alcoa.com/lnk/aero. Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. , and is active in all major aspects of the industry.
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