Pamphlet, "Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight," Wilbur Wright, 1903

Summary

Theories and research on aviation were shared widely through professional journals. While conducting their experiments, Wilbur and Orville Wright read almost everything they could find, and Wilbur contributed his own articles on the brothers' work. This August 1903 article, based on Wilbur's June 1903 presentation to the Western Society of Engineers, describes their successful glider flights of 1902.

Theories and research on aviation were shared widely through professional journals. While conducting their experiments, Wilbur and Orville Wright read almost everything they could find, and Wilbur contributed his own articles on the brothers' work. This August 1903 article, based on Wilbur's June 1903 presentation to the Western Society of Engineers, describes their successful glider flights of 1902.

Artifact

Book

Date Made

August 1903

Subject Date

24 June 1903

Creators

Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 

Western Society of Engineers 

Creator Notes

Presentation by Wilbur Wright in June 1903, published by the Western Society of Engineers in August 1903.

Collection Title

Wright Brothers Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.560.35

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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