Wilbur's drawings of the 1899 Kite, the
Wright brothers' first aeronautical experiment
:


The 1900 Glider in flight:


The homemade "lift balance" that the Wright brothers used to
measure the lift and drag of various wing shapes in their wind tunnel.
:


Launching the 1901 Glider:


Making a practice flight in the 1902 glider during 1903. The tail has been modified so the glider will behave more like the Flyer in the air. The camp can be seen in the distance:


A 1908 Wright Model A:


Orville demonstrates the first military airplane at Fort Meyer in 1908:


The crash of the Military Flyer in 1908:


Wilbur Wright prepares to take his sister Katharine
aloft for the first time in France, 1909
:


Orville and Wilbur Wright testing the wind, preparing for a flight:


The lifesaving crew at Kitty Hawk in 1900:


 
 
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