Pamphlet, "Some Aeronautical Experiments," Wilbur Wright, 1901
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In 1901, aviation pioneer and Wright brothers mentor Octave Chanute invited Wilbur Wright to address the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. Wilbur described the brothers' glider experiments near Kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1901. The speech questioned accepted data on wing design, and it established the Wrights' aeronautical work as some of the most advanced in the field.
In 1901, aviation pioneer and Wright brothers mentor Octave Chanute invited Wilbur Wright to address the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. Wilbur described the brothers' glider experiments near Kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1901. The speech questioned accepted data on wing design, and it established the Wrights' aeronautical work as some of the most advanced in the field.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
December 1901
Subject Date
18 September 1901
Creators
Creator Notes
Presentation by Wilbur Wright in September 1901, published by the Western Society of Engineers in December 1901.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.560.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ernest L. Jones.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 6 in
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