LOGAN — A $25,600 gift from the George and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation will help Utah State University bring its Wright Flyer, a replica of the Wright Brothers' original airplane, to more Utah schoolchildren.
The USU Wright Flyer was constructed by engineering and technology students. After touring Utah, it will be taken to Dayton, Ohio, for the centennial celebration of powered flight. Former U.S. Sen. Jake Garn will pilot the Utah plane. Students involved in its construction will present information on engineering, aviation and aerospace technology.
So far, more than 3,100 Utah schoolchildren have seen the USU plane, and a total of 23 stops will be made to expand that audience.