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1902 Wright Brothers' Glider Tests

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(October 10, 1902) Historic photo of the Wright brothers' third test glider being launched at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on October 10, 1902. Wilbur Wright is at the controls, Orville Wright is at left, and Dan Tate (a local resident and friend of the Wright brothers) is at right. ..The 1902 test gliders were extremely important to the development of the first powered airplane. The new glider design was based on the wind tunnel tests performed by the Wrights in 1901. The improvements to the glider included a new rudder that helped provide three-dimensional control of the aircraft...Image # : wrightflyer-1902

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing, building and flying the world's the first successful airplane. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.​ "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance." Orville Wright

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dan tate glider kill devil hills north carolina orville wright wilbur wright wright early aircraft wright brothers third test glider glider tests test gliders wrights glider design wind tunnel tests controls historic photo devil hills history aviation three dimensional propeller aircraft aircraft early aviation nasa experimental aircraft
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1902
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Launch Complex 39B ,  28.62416, -80.62033
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dan tate glider kill devil hills north carolina orville wright wilbur wright wright early aircraft wright brothers third test glider glider tests test gliders wrights glider design wind tunnel tests controls historic photo devil hills history aviation three dimensional propeller aircraft aircraft early aviation nasa experimental aircraft