KITES TO KITTY HAWK EXAMINES THE ROLE OF KITES IN ACHIEVING POWERED MANNED FLIGHT 105 years after the first successful airplane flight by the Wright Brothers, this exhibition chronicles kites and their inventors who helped lay the groundwork for this historic accomplishment. On loan from the Drachen Foundation of Seattle, Washington, this March 30 – June 22 exhibition in our Evansville Museum Transportation Museum (EMTRAC) examines early flight pioneers in Europe and the United States, including the Wright Brothers, Samuel Franklin Cody and Oscar Chanute. The exhibition features seven large replica kites of up to 11 feet in wingspan and full-color interpretive panels documenting these forerunners of powered flight. EVANSVILLE MUSEUM 411 S.E. Riverside Drive Evansville, Indiana 47713-1098 Phone: (812) 425-2406 Fax: (812) 421-7509