Experimental Wright Glider Flying, 1900

THF123603 / 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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