A replica of the Wright brothers' plane is seen Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, atop the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Great Dome in Cambridge, Mass. Students at MIT paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of man's first powered flight Wednesday by perching the plane 150 feet high, atop the building. The rough replica, which appeared to be made of 2-by-4 wooden planks and some sort of plastic or cloth sheeting, was discovered by MIT police just after sunrise. Its wingspan was about 45 feet, said BobSales, a spokesman for MIT.
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