Building Wright Replicas

The taxi test culminates unexpectedly in a rough treetop landing when Ken Hyde accidentally takes off while trying to avoid a ditch while taxiing. After flying in circles for ten minutes and trying in vain to put the aircraft down safely, Hyde was forced to end the flight 30 feet above ground. Though the Model B was severely damaged (and Hyde sustained a broken wrist), the Wright Experience team, noting that the Wrights themselves endured their fair share of crashes, remains determined to repair the Model B and fly another day.