Kitty Hawk

/ ˈkɪtɪ hɔːk /

noun

a village in NE North Carolina, near Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright brothers made the world's first aeroplane flight (1903)

Our attention was next turned to gliding, but no hill suitable for the purpose could be found near our camp at Kitty Hawk.

At Kitty Hawk we spent much time in measuring the horizontal pressure on our unloaded machine at various angles of incidence.

At Kitty Hawk they had lived in a small shack, and cooked their own meals.

In 1901 and 1902 the Wrights continued their gliding experiments at Kitty Hawk.

Satisfied, they set out once more for Kitty Hawk, with the motor and parts of their plane carefully stowed away.

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