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	1899 Kite -- This was built by Wilbur to test the effectiveness of "wing warping" at a method of control roll.
	1900 Glider -- This was the first aircraft built by the Wright brothers and flown at Kitty Hawk.
	1901 Glider -- This was the Wrights' second aircraft, and one of the most frustrating to fly. It was this aircraft that led them to do basic research in aerodynamics, testing different wing shapes in a homemade wind tunnel.
	1902 Glider -- It was the Wright's third aircraft, and the first fully controllable flying machine with wing warping to control roll, a forward elevator for pitch, and a trailing rudder for yaw. This allowed the Wrights, for the first time, to navigate the air in all three dimensions.
	1911 Experimental Glider -- The Wrights built a glider along the lines of a Model EX to provide a test platform for an automatic stabilizer. In 1911, they returned to Kitty Hawk  to fly it.

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Last updated: August 28, 2006.