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Wright Brothers' Glider Tests, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA, October 10, 1902. Creator: NASA.

Wright Brothers' Glider Tests, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA, October 10, 1902. Creator: NASA.

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Wright Brothers' Glider Tests, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA, October 10, 1902. Historic photo of the Wright brothers' third test glider being launched. 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.

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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:
Subject
  1. Wilbur Wright: American: Inventor, pioneering aviator, pilot
  2. Orville Wright: American: Aviator, flying pioneer, pilot
  3. Wright Brothers: American: Aviators, flying pioneers, pilots
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  1. Photograph
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World North and Central America United States North Carolina

  1. 35 30 00 N , 080 00 00 W

World North and Central America United States South Carolina

  1. 34 00 00 N , 080 00 00 W
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Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

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Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3159x2254
File Size : 20,861kb

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  1. 1902-wright-brothers-glider-tests_13066000785_o.jp
  1. 2-860-607
  1. 2860607
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