"The Wright Brothers taught us how to fly, and we want to encourage future generations to get involved in aviation and aviation history… This monument is something we have wanted to add to the museum for years. We are planning a museum expansion at the Spirit of Flight Museum and we will have a plaque on the new building that is 120 feet from the monument. The plaque will make it known that Orville’s flight was shorter than the width of the museum building." Source: Gordon Page, president of the Spirit of Flight Foundation, explaining why the Spirit of Flight Foundation Museum in Idaho added a new sandstone monument on the grounds outside the museum on December 17 to commemorate the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight.
