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Historic photo of the Wright brothers' third test glider being launched at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on October 10, 1902. Wilbur Wright is at the controls, Orville Wright is at left, and Dan Tate (a local resident and friend of the Wright brothers) is at right. The 1902 test gliders were extremely important to the development of the first powered airplane. The new glider design was based on the wind tunnel tests performed by the Wrights in 1901. The improvements to the glider included a new rudder that helped provide three-dimensional control of the aircraft. Wright Brothers first flight Date: 1903 Patent Case File No. 1,075,533, Flying Machines, Inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright - NARA - 117723412 (page 126) The original model of the Wright Brothers' airplane at the Grand Forks, North Dakota fairgrounds.
December 17, 2024 at 10:45 PM