Title

Wilbur Wright and his sister, Katherine, 1909. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Wilbur Wright, American aviator and his sister, Katherine, 1909. Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and his brother Orville (1871-1948), were American inventors of aircraft. They originally designed and built bicycles but changed their interest to flying, producing a controllable glider by 1902, and a year later the first aircraft, Flyer I. This was piloted by Orville on 17th December 1903 in the first powered and controlled aircraft flight. The Flyer III, built in 1905, was the first efficient plane and, by 1909, the American army had ordered a military version. On 15 February 1909 Katherine (1874-1929) became the first woman to fly in an aeroplane at Pau, in the South of France.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1864

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D78_350

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,3Mb (2,0Mb) / 15,0in x 10,5in / 4491 x 3136 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation female women woman people male technology man men cap family controls country flight science guy clothes headdress aircraft dress brother sister location century coat leather pilot aviation lady invention pioneer headgear air Transport United States of America United States Flying Machine aeronautics 1900s 20th century American America USA Wright Flyer Wilbur Wright photograph Unknown Wright Wright Orville Wilbur Katherine Historica Graphica Collection Orville Wright Katherine Wright Orville Wright photograph