Kitty Hawk Begins Celebrating Wrights' First Flight Centennial

KILL DEVIL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 15: Pilot Chris Johnson (L) and engine specialist Greg Cone (R) test run the engine of a reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer December 15, 2003 at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina. A recreation of the Wright Brothers first flight will take place on December 17 to mark the centennial celebration of the first flight. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)