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Orville Collection (page 4)

Background imageOrville Collection: Flight 30: machine close to the ground, Wilbur piloting, cov

Flight 30: machine close to the ground, Wilbur piloting, covering a distance of 784 feet in 22 3/4 seconds; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 Aug. 13

Background imageOrville Collection: Flight 41: Orville flying to the left at a height of about 6

Flight 41: Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Sept. 29

Background imageOrville Collection: Wilbur Wright, age 30, seated facing right, half-length side

Wilbur Wright, age 30, seated facing right, half-length side view. Date 1897

Background imageOrville Collection: Kill Devil Hill

Kill Devil Hill. Date 1900

Background imageOrville Collection: Front view of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty

Front view of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1911

Background imageOrville Collection: Visitors and fellow campers in the Wrights work shed at Kit

Visitors and fellow campers in the Wrights work shed at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Left to right: Octave Chanute, Orville Wright, and Edward C. Huffaker seated at left and Wilbur Wright standing

Background imageOrville Collection: Left front view of flight 46, Orville turning to the left, i

Left front view of flight 46, Orville turning to the left, in the last photographed flight of 1905; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Oct. 4

Background imageOrville Collection: Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill vi

Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1902 Oct. 24

Background imageOrville Collection: Camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1900

Background imageOrville Collection: Side view of flight 45, Orville flying to the left at a cons

Side view of flight 45, Orville flying to the left at a considerable height; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Oct. 3

Background imageOrville Collection: Start of a glide; Wilbur in motion at left holding one end o

Start of a glide; Wilbur in motion at left holding one end of glider (rebuilt with single vertical rudder), Orville lying prone in machine, and Dan Tate at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Background imageOrville Collection: Wright brothers rebuilding their glider in a wooden shed ere

Wright brothers rebuilding their glider in a wooden shed erected in July to serve as a workshop and to house the glider in bad weather, August, 1901; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1901 Aug

Background imageOrville Collection: Group portrait in front of glider at Kill Devil Hill

Group portrait in front of glider at Kill Devil Hill. Sitting: Horace Wright, Orville Wright, and Alexander Ogilvie; standing: Lorin Wright, and group of journalists

Background imageOrville Collection: Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp buil

Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building. Date 1902 Oct. 10

Background imageOrville Collection: Flying at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Flying at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904

Background imageOrville Collection: Flight 19: Orville piloting, covering a distance of 356 feet

Flight 19: Orville piloting, covering a distance of 356 feet, machine close to the ground; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 Aug. 5

Background imageOrville Collection: Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitt

Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1902 Oct. 10

Background imageOrville Collection: Childhood portrait of Wilbur Wright

Childhood portrait of Wilbur Wright. Date between 1901 and 1928

Background imageOrville Collection: Left front view of flight 46, Orville shown turning to the l

Left front view of flight 46, Orville shown turning to the left, in the last photographed flight of 1905; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Oct. 4

Background imageOrville Collection: Side view of flight 45, Orville flying to the right close to

Side view of flight 45, Orville flying to the right close to the ground, covering a distance of about 14.2 miles in 25 minutes and 5 seconds; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Sept. 3

Background imageOrville Collection: Wilbur in glider turning rapidly to the left, Dan Tate runni

Wilbur in glider turning rapidly to the left, Dan Tate running alongside; Big Kill Devil Hill. Date 1902 Oct. 10

Background imageOrville Collection: Hill between Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hill

Hill between Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hill. Date 1900

Background imageOrville Collection: Crumpled glider wrecked by the wind on Hill of the Wreck (na

Crumpled glider wrecked by the wind on Hill of the Wreck (named after a shipwreck). Date 1900 Oct. 10

Background imageOrville Collection: Powered 1903 machine in the shop

Powered 1903 machine in the shop. Date 1903

Background imageOrville Collection: The Wright Memorial - Kill Devil Hills, USA

The Wright Memorial - Kill Devil Hills, USA
The Wright Memorial (by night) - on the principal dune of the Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA. The site where The Wright Brothers undertook their first controlled

Background imageOrville Collection: Orville Wrights aeroplane flying in a field

Orville Wrights aeroplane flying in a field

Background imageOrville Collection: The Wrght Biplane, sold by Orville to Ruth Law

The Wrght Biplane, sold by Orville to Ruth Law
The Wright Biplane, sold by Orville to Ruth Law

Background imageOrville Collection: V1 bomb counter measures committee, 1944

V1 bomb counter measures committee, 1944
The chairmen of the war cabinet committee on operational counter measures against the " flying bomb" or V1: Mr. Duncan Sandys, M.P(centre), with leaders who directed the battle

Background imageOrville Collection: An airmans altitude helmet, for high altitude flights

An airmans altitude helmet, for high altitude flights
The 25th year of heavier-than-air machines, an airmans altitude helmet. A dinner for the anniversary was staged at the Science Museum, the historic biplane, loaned by Orville Wright

Background imageOrville Collection: Orville Wright / Biplane

Orville Wright / Biplane
Orville Wright, American pioneer aviator, and his Wright biplane (1908 model)

Background imageOrville Collection: Wright and 1908 Biplane

Wright and 1908 Biplane
Orville Wright, and a 1908 model biplane

Background imageOrville Collection: Wright 1903 Cig Card

Wright 1903 Cig Card
Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Background imageOrville Collection: Wright Bros (1910 Photo)

Wright Bros (1910 Photo)
Wilbur and Orville Wright on the steps of their home

Background imageOrville Collection: Kitty Hawk Glider Flight

Kitty Hawk Glider Flight
Orville and Wilbur Wright test unpowered gliders against the wind at Kitty Hawk. The first powered flight was achieved there on 17th December 1903



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