U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission home page

Glider or Flyer : Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
No.139-A
 Glider being prepared for flight by Orville and assistants; a number of reporters stand off to the right.

Title: Glider being prepared for flight by Orville and assistants; a number of reporters stand off to the right.

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.140-A
 Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.142-A
 Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.143-A
 Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.144-A
 Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.145-A
 Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.146-A
 Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.147-A
 Front view of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Front view of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.149-A
 Front view of glider outside camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Front view of glider outside camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.150-A
 Side view from below of Orville soaring in level flight, spectators looking up at glider; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Title: Side view from below of Orville soaring in level flight, spectators looking up at glider; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.151-A
 Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertical fin attached to a front strut; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertical fin attached to a front strut; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.152-A
 Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.153-A
 Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.156-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.157-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening ofthe Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening ofthe Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.158-A
 Distant view of Bishop Milton Wright during his first ride in an airplane, when Orville attained an altitude of 350 feet at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Distant view of Bishop Milton Wright during his first ride in an airplane, when Orville attained an altitude of 350 feet at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.159-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.160-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio.

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio.

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.164-A
 Wilbur gliding to the right, bottom view of glider

Title: Wilbur gliding to the right, bottom view of glider

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.175-A
 Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building

Title: Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
Glider or Flyer : Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3