Bengaluru: Bengalureans will soon get the opportunity to experience what it is like to fly the world’s first successful aircraft, which was flown more than a century ago. And where? Simply drop in at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM).
As part of its golden jubilee celebrations, VITM has installed a simulator that replicates the conditions and controls of the aircraft that was piloted by Orvil Wright in 1903, a crucial moment in the history of aviation.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, K G Kumar, director, VITM, said, “I am most certain that this would be the first such simulator in Asia. The flight simulation would be for three minutes. We want people and children to get a chance to experience the first flight ride in history.”
Purchased from the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, the simulator is controlled by a single wooden joystick and rudders. It was purchased at the cost of Rs 30 lakh.
06/02/15 Deccan Herald
As part of its golden jubilee celebrations, VITM has installed a simulator that replicates the conditions and controls of the aircraft that was piloted by Orvil Wright in 1903, a crucial moment in the history of aviation.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, K G Kumar, director, VITM, said, “I am most certain that this would be the first such simulator in Asia. The flight simulation would be for three minutes. We want people and children to get a chance to experience the first flight ride in history.”
Purchased from the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, the simulator is controlled by a single wooden joystick and rudders. It was purchased at the cost of Rs 30 lakh.
06/02/15 Deccan Herald
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