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The Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Take-off! 17th December 1903
This is a replica of the first power-driven, man-carrying aeroplane to make a free, controlled and sustained flight. It is an exact copy of the original machine built by Wilbur and Orville Wright and flown by them on the 17th December, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.A.
The first flight lasted 12 seconds and was made in a wind of about 22 miles per hour, the machine being piloted by Orville Wright. The last flight was one of 59 seconds, when the distance covered was 852 feet; The machine was then overturned by a gust of wind, while left unattended, and the damage so caused prevented further experiments at that time.
The aeroplane is controlled by an elevator plane in front and a vertical rudder in rear. Lateral stability is maintained by warping the wings and a prone position was adopted by the pilot to reduce resistance. The power is supplied by an 8-12 horse-power petrol engine constructed by the Wright brothers.
When starting, the machine was driven along a rail in order to obtain easily the initial speed necessary for flight.
Inscribed stones in a Dayton, Ohio sidewalk commemorating Wilbur and Orville Wright, Dayton residents and inventors of the airplane.
Ce combiné Hupac assuré par lineas traverses les étendues fraîchement enneigés du plateau de Langres.
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22.11.2024
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - September 1, 2024: Wilbur Wright statue - Wright Brothers National Monument
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - September 1, 2024: Wright Brothers Memorial honoring the first airplane flight - Wright Brothers National Monument
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - September 1, 2024: Wright Brothers Memorial honoring the first airplane flight - Wright Brothers National Monument
Path of the first flight with markers of where the planes landed - Wright Brothers National Memorial
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - September 1, 2024: Wright Brothers Memorial honoring the first airplane flight - Wright Brothers National Monument
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - September 1, 2024: First flight path taken by the Wright Brothers, aerial view from the National Monument
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - September 1, 2024: Entrance sign to the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center
Path of the first flight with markers of where the planes landed - Wright Brothers National Memorial
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - September 1, 2024: Wright Brothers National Memorial museum store and gift shop
Inside the original airplane hangar at the Wright Brothers National Memorial
