Experimental Wright Glider Flying, 1900
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Artifact Overview
Before the Wright brothers' famous first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air craft, they experimented with piloted gliders. This image of their first design in flight-testing as a kite is one of only three existing photographs of the 1900 glider. Kiting the glider provided valuable performance information that could be incorporated into redesign and helped the brothers prepare for piloted flight.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1900
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.34541
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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