Pamphlet, "Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight," Wilbur Wright, 1903
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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
Creator Notes
Presentation by Wilbur Wright in June 1903, published by the Western Society of Engineers in August 1903.
Collection Title
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