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1/10-SCALE 1905 WRIGHT FLYER

hen aerobatic RC aircraft designer Wayne Ulery was inspired by the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ historic first flight, he decided to pay tribute by building a 1/10-scale model. Starting in 2001, he spent a year designing and building an accurate 1/10-scale model of the Wright brothers’ 1905 Flyer, the Wright brothers’ most maneuverable design. Wayne’s impressive model looks as good today as it did when it first flew nearly two decades ago, and we caught up with him to find out more about

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