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- Launching the 1902 Glider with Orville Wright Piloting, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina - The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- October 01, 1902
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Launching the 1902 Glider with Orville Wright Piloting, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- Workmen Assembling Gliders, Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1942 - Ford's Iron Mountain plant, part of an extensive sawmill complex in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was retooled during World War II to produce wooden CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army. Here, workers assemble the light aircraft, which had no motor or propellers. A pilot and copilot could silently land these gliders to deliver supplies, equipment, or up to 13 additional soldiers.
- December 20, 1942
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Workmen Assembling Gliders, Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1942
Ford's Iron Mountain plant, part of an extensive sawmill complex in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was retooled during World War II to produce wooden CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army. Here, workers assemble the light aircraft, which had no motor or propellers. A pilot and copilot could silently land these gliders to deliver supplies, equipment, or up to 13 additional soldiers.
- Wright Brothers Testing the 1902 Glider at Kill Devil Hills - The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- October 01, 1902
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Wright Brothers Testing the 1902 Glider at Kill Devil Hills
The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- Wright Brothers Testing the 1902 Glider at Kill Devil Hills - The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- October 02, 1902
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Wright Brothers Testing the 1902 Glider at Kill Devil Hills
The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- Experimental Wright Glider Flying, 1900 - 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.
- 1900
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Experimental Wright Glider Flying, 1900
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.
- Orville Wright Making Glider Tests at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 1911 - 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.
- October 01, 1911
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Orville Wright Making Glider Tests at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 1911
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.
- Drawing of World War II Gliders Made at the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1943 - The Waco CG-4A glider was widely used by the U.S. Army to deliver troops and cargo to the battlefront during World War II. In 1942, Ford Motor Company retooled its extensive sawmill complex in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to build these wood, steel and cloth aircraft for the Army. Iron Mountain workers made over 4,000 gliders -- more than any other production facility.
- circa 1943
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Drawing of World War II Gliders Made at the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1943
The Waco CG-4A glider was widely used by the U.S. Army to deliver troops and cargo to the battlefront during World War II. In 1942, Ford Motor Company retooled its extensive sawmill complex in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to build these wood, steel and cloth aircraft for the Army. Iron Mountain workers made over 4,000 gliders -- more than any other production facility.
- Test Flight of Cargo Glider, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1944 - In June 1943, Ford Motor Company received a contract to build Waco CG-13A gliders for the U.S. Army. The glider was designed to carry more troops and cargo than the Waco CG-4A, a smaller version that Ford made at its Iron Mountain, Michigan, plant. Test flights of the first Ford-built CG-13A began at Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan.
- January 06, 1944
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Test Flight of Cargo Glider, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1944
In June 1943, Ford Motor Company received a contract to build Waco CG-13A gliders for the U.S. Army. The glider was designed to carry more troops and cargo than the Waco CG-4A, a smaller version that Ford made at its Iron Mountain, Michigan, plant. Test flights of the first Ford-built CG-13A began at Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Orville Wright Making Glider Tests at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 1911 - 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.
- October 01, 1911
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Orville Wright Making Glider Tests at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 1911
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.
- Clipping Book, "The Wright Brothers 1903" - This scrapbook contains text and photos from the article "How We Made the First Flight Ten Years Ago." Written by Orville Wright, the piece was published in the December 1913 issue of <em>Flying</em>. Following his brother Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville spent the remainder of his life safeguarding their legacy as the inventors of the airplane.
- 1903-1923
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Clipping Book, "The Wright Brothers 1903"
This scrapbook contains text and photos from the article "How We Made the First Flight Ten Years Ago." Written by Orville Wright, the piece was published in the December 1913 issue of Flying. Following his brother Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville spent the remainder of his life safeguarding their legacy as the inventors of the airplane.