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Image # : wrightglider-1911
Date : 1911

Title

Orville Wrights Test His Gilder at Kitty Hawk, NC

Full Description

A photograph of Orville Wright in his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1911. On October 24, 1911 Orville tested a new glider and broke all the previous gliding records by actually soaring and staying in flight for 9 minutes and 45 seconds. His record lasted for over a decade.

Keywords

Orville Wright Kitty Hawk North Carolina Glider

Subject Category

Unique Aircraft, Early Aerospace-Pioneers,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: wrightglider-1911
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000127

Source Information

  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

ResolutionFormatWidth
(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 86 55 4
Small JPEG 614 388 57
Medium JPEG 1439 910 260
Large JPEG 1 1820 1,337

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