Media Alert: Wright ‘B’ Flyer Debut Event at NBAA 61st Annual Meeting and Convention

Contact: Patrick Dunne at (202) 280-0745 or pdunne@nbaa.org

ORLANDO, FL, October 7, 2008 – The newest addition to Wright “B” Flyer Inc.’s fleet of historic lookalike aircraft will make its public debut at 3:00 p.m. today at booth 3104 at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) 61st Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, FL.

Amanda Wright Lane, great grandniece of aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright and trustee of Wright “B” Flyer, Inc., will be on hand to talk about the new flyer dubbed the “Silver Bird.”

Nicknamed for its metal skeleton, the Silver Bird will be on static display inside the Orange County Convention Center for the duration of this year’s show.

“This was the plane that really introduced the country to aviation,” Wright Lane said. “It not only circled the Statue of Liberty, but was flown at air shows across the country and gave people their first glimpse of what was possible with aviation.”

More than 30 volunteers helped to build the Silver Bird for over a year. “They want other generations to understand the love of flying, and they spend hours each day on the flyer to hopefully pass that thrill on to the next generation,” Wright Lane said.

NBAA contributed to the shipping costs and provided floor space for the Dayton nonprofit to proudly display the Silver Bird inside the convention center.

Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane in their West Dayton bicycle shop at the turn of the 20 th Century and formed the Wright Company in 1909 to produce military and civilian airplanes. The “B” model was the first one they produced in quantity, with more than 100 built from 1910 on.

The Silver Bird is a flyable airplane that can be shipped anywhere in the world for exhibitions, and it is expected to make its first test flight in early 2009.

For more information, visit the Wright “B” Flyer booth or contact NBAA’s Patrick Dunne, communications manager, at (202) 280-0745 or pdunne@nbaa.org.

For complete coverage of NBAA2008 visit www.nbaa.org/2008.

Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association, Inc. (NBAA) is the leading organization for companiesthat rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The Association represents more than8,000 companies and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention,the world’s largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at www.nbaa.org.

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