Following years of study, they came up with the 1903 Flyer a skeletal machine with a wingspan of 40ft and an unmanned weight of just over 600 lbs.

Three planes fly over the main grounds of the Wright Brothers Memorial on December 16.

Photographs: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images

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