The Thrill of Early Flight, Without the Peril; Museum Simulator Opens the Cockpit Of a Wright Plane From: The Washington Post | Date: March 31, 2005| Author: Sara Gebhardt | Copyright 2005 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Wright Experience Flight Simulator at the College Park Aviation Museum aims to put visitors in the pilot's seat of the 1911 Wright Model B. But they aren't likely to get a full understanding of how dangerous it was for flight innovators such as Orville and Wilbur Wright until they tour the more low-tech displays the museum has had since it opened six years ago.

Unlike today's graphic video games, the interactive tool stops short of gory, fiery crash scenes. And it can't replicate t...

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