Orville Wright glider flights

Orville Wright glider flights - Cyanotype #4

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Identifier: 805.1.f

Orville Wright soaring in 1911. One can easily distinguish the year of photos of Wright trials at Kitty Hawk. The brothers flew in a prone position from 1900 through 1903. In 1908 and 1911 they assumed a sitting position. The 1908 flights were powered. This photo of a craft without engine is thus assuredly from 1911.more...

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Orville Wright soaring in 1911. One can easily distinguish the year of photos of Wright trials at Kitty Hawk. The brothers flew in a prone position from 1900 through 1903. In 1908 and 1911 they assumed a sitting position. The 1908 flights were powered. This photo of a craft without engine is thus assuredly from 1911.

Date
1911

Call Number
805.1.f

Additional Resources

Collection(s)
Transportation
- Air

Subject(s)
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Gliders (Aeronautics)--North Carolina--Kill Devil Hills
Gliding and soaring--North Carolina--Kill Devil Hills
Finding Aid
Drinkwater, Alpheus W., Collection

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Dare County (N.C.)--Kill Devil Hills (N.C.)

Type
still image

Medium
photographs

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