Wednesday, June 08, 2005



See the photo above? I've posted it before, it is man's first successful flight, on 17th December 1903 at Kitty Hawk (Kill Devil Hills, to be more precise). Orville Wright at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. Wilbur Wright running alongside to balance the machine, has just released his hold on the forward upright of the right wing. The starting rail, the wing-rest, a coil box, and other items needed for flight preparation are visible behind the machine. It is a great photo, a photo which makes me wish I had been there, wish I could have seen Wilbur's face, was he smiling? was he worried? And how about seeing the flyer from another perspective, say from the front instead than from behind? I need a time-machine!! The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn (Michigan) doesn't have a time-machine but they have tried quite hard so all of us can be there at Kitty Hawk on 17/12/1903. See below. This time, I was the photographer at Kitty Hawk and got an extra Wright brother.


Veis la foto de arriba? Ya la publique en otro post hace meses; es el primer vuelo de la historia de la humanidad, el 17 de Diciembre de 1903 en Kitty Hawk (o Kill Devil Hills, para ser mas exactos). Orville Wright tendido en el ala inferior del aparato, manejando los controles. Wilbur Wright, que corria al lado, manteniendo el balance del aeroplano, acaba de soltar el ala derecha y queda atras. Detras se puede ver una bateria electrica, cables y la caja de madera que servia de plataforma al aeroplano. Es una foto genial, de esa clase de fotos que me hace desear haber estado alli, ver la cara de Wilbur cuando el aeroplano volaba. Sonreia? Se le veia cara de preocupacion? Y que decir de ver el aeroplano desde otra perspectiva, por ejemplo desde delante en lugar de desde atras? Haria falta una maquina del tiempo! El museo Henry Ford de Dearborn (Michigan) no tiene una maquina del tiempo. Pero nos permite recrear ese 17 de Diciembre de 1903 en Kitty Hawk mediante un ingenioso montaje. Ved la foto de abajo, esta vez, fui yo quien tomo la fotografia en Kitty Hawk y hasta aparece un "tercer hermano" Wright.




The weather today:
Partly Cloudy
14C
UV Index:7 High
Wind: From the South Southeast at 14 mph
Dew Point: 13C
Humidity: 89%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer:1,035.9 mb

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