WRIGHT BROTHERS
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 In 1901, the Wrights built a shed to house their glider at Kitty Hawk. They had several visitors while they were there, including Octave Chanute (seated, left). |
 Orville stands beside the 1901 Wright set on end to show its relative size. |
 Wilbur and Orville kiting the 1902 Wright Glider. Note that it still has it original fixed tail. |
 Bring the 1902 Wright Glider in for a gentle landing. |
 Wilbur in the 1903 Wright Flyer 1 after attempting to fly on December 14, 1903. Note the front elevator is broken. |
 The 1903 Kitty Hawk Camp with the Flyer assembled outside. The Wrights built the second building in 1903 to serve as a workshop and a hangar for building and storing the Flyer. The 1902 glider continued to be stored in the smaller building. |
 The 1905 Wright Flyer 3 in flight over Huffman Prairie near Dayton, Ohio. |
 In 1908, the Wright brothers and a part-time employee of theirs, Charlie Furnas, took the Flyer 3 to Kitty Hawk and adapted it to carry a pilot and a passenger. Charlie became the first airplane passenger. |
 Wilbur tunes the engine of a Wright Model A as he prepares to fly in France in 1908. |
 The Wright Model A in position on its track with a catapult cocked and ready. |
 The Wright Model A passes over several horse-drawn carriages in France in 1909. |
 A sunset flight in France in 1909. |