Top attractions near Corolla, North Carolina (Outer Banks): Wright Brothers National Memorial, Jockeys Ridge State Park, and the Waterfront Shops
Corolla, North Carolina during sunset Orville Wright: “If birds can glide for long periods of time, then…why can’t I?” How could you not be amazed by seeing gigantic steel and aluminum bodied airplanes taking off effortlessly into the skies? It is without a doubt, one of man’s greatest achievements of the 20th century. The whole idea of humans mimicking birds has always fascinated me. I always found the story of Icarus , who foolishly flew into the sun on a glider made by his father Daedalus , engrossing and inspirational as a young teenager. Seeing various airplanes (fighter planes, bombers, helicopters, etc.) always gave me thrills as a kid, and still to this day, I’m still that same little kid at heart, who loves cool planes. How is it possible for these large aircraft to be able to travel among the skies, just like birds, majestically gliding at speeds that would make them jealous? As mundane as commercial aircraft and flying these days can be, ...