Orville Wright Making Glider Tests at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 1911
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Artifact Overview
Orville Wright experimented with an automatic stability system to keep an airplane flying straight and level without any input from the pilot. Wright tested the apparatus in a glider at Kill Devil Hills in October 1911. On October 24, he set a record with a glide lasting 9 minutes, 45 seconds. Wright's stabilizer worked, but it was not a commercial success.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1911
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 8 in
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