Sujet
Glider turning to right, Chanute gliding experiments 1902
Légende
The glider that the Wright brothers referred to as the 'Chanute double decker' was built in July and August of 1896 between the two visits that summer to the Indiana dunes. It's trussed bi-plane design would be the model for the Wright brothers in constructing their gliders and eventually their first airplane. First flown at the Dune Park location as a tri-plane on Saturday, August 29th, it was found to be too unwieldy. On Monday the 31st the lower of the three wings was removed and some successful glides were made with the machine. A week of bad weather prevented glides until Friday, when 10 or 12 'beautiful' glides were made, the longest 253 feet.
Date
1902
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG20A71_359
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,8Mo (5,4Mo) / 33,8cm x 22,1cm / 3989 x 2614 (300dpi)