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Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. Creator: NASA.

Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. Creator: NASA.

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Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. On October 24, 1911 Orville tested a new glider and broke all the previous gliding records by actually soaring and staying in flight for 9 minutes and 45 seconds. His record lasted for over a decade

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

  1. 36 03 00 N , 075 42 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2878x1820
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