Wilbur Wright Piloting the 1902 Glider, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 10, 1902
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Before the Wright brothers' famous first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air craft, they experimented with piloted gliders. Combining previous designs with data from wind tunnel and model wing testing, the Wrights built their third glider in 1902. Here, Wilbur Wright pilots the craft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers had created the world's first fully controllable aircraft.
Before the Wright brothers' famous first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air craft, they experimented with piloted gliders. Combining previous designs with data from wind tunnel and model wing testing, the Wrights built their third glider in 1902. Here, Wilbur Wright pilots the craft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers had created the world's first fully controllable aircraft.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
10 October 1902
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.34552
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.875 in
Width: 4.875 in
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