Now showing: Dec. 22 edition of AFTV News Published Dec. 22, 2003 SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- The Dec. 22 edition of Air Force Television News celebrates the centennial of flight, the Air Force contribution to man’s eternal quest to fly and the repository highlighting that quest.Produced and hosted by Tech. Sgt. Bill Scherer, the second of four special editions of Air Force Television News first traces the life of Wilbur and Orville Wright, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, whose vision changed the very fiber of the world. Working out of their small bicycle shop, the Wright brothers first experimented with gliders, then progressed to motorized flight, culminating with 12 seconds of history at Kitty Hawk, N.C., when their aircraft flew.In part two of the program, Scherer examines how the Wright Brothers work was adapted by the military. The Army bought its first Wright flyer for $25,000, and what was then called McCook Field became the headquarters for research and development on how flying machines (as they were called then) could be adapted for military use. Later, McCook Field became Wright Field, what is now a part of bustling Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.In the program’s final segment, Scherer, who talked to living relatives of the Wrights, goes inside the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson. There he discusses the mission of the museum and its future with the director, retired Maj. Gen. Charles Metcalf. Also, Doug Campbell, the chief of exhibits, explains how the museum’s focus has changed.Scherer spent a year researching, videotaping and interviewing for this half-hour production. The next edition of Air Force Television News will commemorate 50 years of the Air Force Thunderbirds precision aerial demonstration team.Air Force Television News is a biweekly production of Air Force News Service. It is distributed on videotape to more than 3,000 military and civilian outlets worldwide, and is seen on more than 700 cable TV outlets nationwide. It is also available on the Internet at www.af.mil, and can be regularly seen on The Pentagon Channel. The program is closed captioned. Viewers can comment on the program by sending an e-mail to aftvnews@afnews.af.mil.