Strange bird What is this? First, what it's not: " We are not a replica, " says Wright " B " Flyer Inc. chief pilot Rich Stepler, sitting in the open-air biplane nicknamed the " White Bird " at the organization's hangar museum in Miamisburg, Ohio. The all-volunteer, not-for-profit corporation flies aircraft built to resemble the Wright Model B to bring the history of the Wright brothers to life and highlight Dayton's role in the development of the airplane. " Replica suggests that it would be the same materials built in the same technique. We're not. " W AOPA PILOT / September 2024 53