Wilbur Wright Piloting the 1901 Glider, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, July 1901
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Before the Wright brothers' famous first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air craft, they experimented with piloted gliders. Here, Wilbur Wright pilots the second glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Though the brothers achieved glides of more than 300 feet with this glider, the craft was problematic. Major issues with lift and control sent them back to the drawing board.
Before the Wright brothers' famous first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air craft, they experimented with piloted gliders. Here, Wilbur Wright pilots the second glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Though the brothers achieved glides of more than 300 feet with this glider, the craft was problematic. Major issues with lift and control sent them back to the drawing board.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
July 1901
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.34547
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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