BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Gallery 107: (b) Wright Brothers

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. GAL107_221014_0006.JPG: The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age
2. GAL107_221014_0021.JPG: Family & Place
3. GAL107_221014_0024.JPG: Rooted in America
4. GAL107_221014_0038.JPG: Susan Wright The Mother of Invention
5. GAL107_221014_0040.JPG: Milton Wright Intellectual and Religious
6. GAL107_221014_0043.JPG: Milton Wright 1828-1917
7. GAL107_221014_0044.JPG: Susan Wright 1831-1889
8. GAL107_221014_0054.JPG: Dayton: A Place Called Home
9. GAL107_221014_0059.JPG: The Wrights Come to Dayton
10. GAL107_221014_0064.JPG: The Wright Children
11. GAL107_221014_0065.JPG: What's unusual about the Wright children's names? None had a middle name. Instead, their father believed that they should have distinctive first names.
12. GAL107_221014_0067.JPG: Reuchlin Wright 1861-1920
13. GAL107_221014_0070.JPG: Lorin Wright 1862-1939
14. GAL107_221014_0074.JPG: Wilbur Wright 1867-1912
15. GAL107_221014_0078.JPG: Orville Wright 1871-1948
16. GAL107_221014_0081.JPG: Katharine Wright 1874-1929 Career Woman
17. GAL107_221014_0097.JPG: Wilbur Wright A Young Man with Promise
18. GAL107_221014_0104.JPG: A Young Man with Promise
19. GAL107_221014_0116.JPG: Why Wilbur & Orville?
20. GAL107_221014_0123.JPG: A Rare Wright Bicycle Only five bicycles made by the Wright brothers are known to exist. This one, a model they called the St. Clair, was built in 1989 and sold for $42.50.
21. GAL107_221014_0125.JPG: The Wright Cycle Co.
22. GAL107_221014_0130.JPG: Wright Cycle Production and Sales
23. GAL107_221014_0133.JPG: A New Challenge
24. GAL107_221014_0141.JPG: The Wright Cycle Co.
25. GAL107_221014_0149.JPG: Printers
26. GAL107_221014_0155.JPG: Printing blocks used in one of the Wright brothers' bicycle parts catalogs
27. GAL107_221014_0159.JPG: Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906
28. GAL107_221014_0162.JPG: "Orville Wright is out of sight In the printing business. No other mind is half so bright As his'n is." -- Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1893
29. GAL107_221014_0164.JPG: Spirited Arguments
30. GAL107_221014_0171.JPG: The Family Fortress
31. GAL107_221014_0174.JPG: How are two heads better than one? Wilbur and Orville made a great team. As you visit this exhibition, think about how their different approaches complemented each other.
32. GAL107_221014_0175.JPG: The Evening Item
33. GAL107_221014_0177.JPG: Wright & Wright Printers
34. GAL107_221014_0179.JPG: Technology and innovation were part of the Wright brothers' lives before they began studying aeronautics.
35. GAL107_221014_0181.JPG: Wright Bros., Job Printers
36. GAL107_221014_0184.JPG: Wright & Wright Printers
37. GAL107_221014_0200.JPG: The display of the Wright Flyer is made possible by the generous support of David M. Rubenstein
38. GAL107_221014_0206.JPG: The Aeronautical Annual 1896
39. GAL107_221014_0208.JPG: From Bike to Flight
40. GAL107_221014_0210.JPG: "Wheeling is just like flying!"
41. GAL107_221014_0213.JPG: Taking Up the Challenge
42. GAL107_221014_0218.JPG: What does this letter "say" about Wilbur Wright?
43. GAL107_221014_0220.JPG: How can toys spark ideas?
44. GAL107_221014_0221.JPG: A Place to Start The Smithsonian recommended these publications to the Wrights> Progress in Flying Machines and The Aeronautical Annuals proved especially valuable and provided a solid foundation for their research. These copies of The Aeronautical Annuals are original editions, but not the ones owned by the Wrights.
45. GAL107_221014_0223.JPG: Pages from Progress in Flying Machines by Octave Chanute
46. GAL107_221014_0227.JPG: In this letter, Wilbur thanks the Smithsonian and remits payment for Experiments in Aerodynamics.
47. GAL107_221014_0230.JPG: Studying Their Predecessors
48. GAL107_221014_0233.JPG: Sir George Cayley 1773-1857
49. GAL107_221014_0235.JPG: Three Approaches to Aeronautical Research
50. GAL107_221014_0237.JPG: Otto Lilienthal 1848-1896
51. GAL107_221014_0239.JPG: "[ Lilienthal ] was without question the greatest of the precursors, and the world owes to him a great debt." -- Wilbur Wright, September 1912
52. GAL107_221014_0242.JPG: An Abrupt and Tragic End On August 9, 1896, while flying one of his monoplane gliders, Lilienthal stalled and crashed. He died from his injuries the following day. The Wright brothers later cited his death as the point when their serious interest in flight research began.
53. GAL107_221014_0246.JPG: Visions of a Flying Machine
54. GAL107_221014_0250.JPG: What did the Wrights Actually do? The Wright brothers' inventive work produced three major accomplishments: (1) They designed, built, and flew a series of successful aircraft. (2) They pioneered the modern practice of aeronautical engineering. (3) They developed the tool of flight testing and data feedback and applied it to the design of an aircraft.
55. GAL107_221014_0255.JPG: Learning the Art of Airplane Design
56. GAL107_221014_0259.JPG: Three Fundamental Problems
57. GAL107_221014_0266.JPG: Wing Warping: The Breakthrough Concept
58. GAL107_221014_0268.JPG: Inspired by Twisting a Box
59. GAL107_221014_0275.JPG: Why Was Wing-Warping So Important?
60. GAL107_221014_0279.JPG: Testing Wing-Warping
61. GAL107_221014_0291.JPG: The 1900 Wright Glider
62. GAL107_221014_0295.JPG: Flight Testing the Kite
63. GAL107_221014_0307.JPG: Designing the First Wright Glider
64. GAL107_221014_0313.JPG: Aerodynamics: Pitch Control & Wing Shape
65. GAL107_221014_0316.JPG: Calculating Lift & Drag
66. GAL107_221014_0318.JPG: Aerodynamics: Aircraft Size
67. GAL107_221014_0321.JPG: John Smeaton The Origins of Aerodynamics
68. GAL107_221014_0323.JPG: Riding the Winds The 1900 Wright Glider
69. GAL107_221014_0328.JPG: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
70. GAL107_221014_0330.JPG: "If you decide to try your machine here & come I will take pleasure in doing all I can for your convenience & success & pleasure, & I assure you you will find a hospitable people when you come among us." -- William J. Tate to Wilbur Wright, August 18, 1900
71. GAL107_221014_0332.JPG: An Arduous Journey The Trip Begins
72. GAL107_221014_0334.JPG: The Journey Continues
73. GAL107_221014_0337.JPG: Arrival
74. GAL107_221014_0340.JPG: "They [mosquitoes] chewed us clear through our underwear and socks. Lumps began swelling up all over my body like hen's eggs.... Misery! Misery!" -- Orville Wright, July 1901
75. GAL107_221014_0342.JPG: "If you are looking for perfect safety, you will do well to sit on a fence and watch the birds; but if you really wish to learn, you must mount a machine and become acquainted with its tricks by actual trial." -- Wilbur Wright on learning to ride a flying machine, September 18, 1901
76. GAL107_221014_0347.JPG: "We came down here for wind and sand, and we have got them... The sand is the greatest thing in Kitty Hawk, and soon will be the only thing." -- Orville Wright, October 1900
77. GAL107_221014_0352.JPG: Vacations Nonetheless
78. GAL107_221014_0356.JPG: "Like the Sahara"
79. GAL107_221014_0358.JPG: The Framework
80. GAL107_221014_0360.JPG: Flight Testing the 1900 Glider
81. GAL107_221014_0364.JPG: The Fabric
82. GAL107_221014_0366.JPG: Fabric on the Bias
83. GAL107_221014_0368.JPG: Richard Anemometer The Wrights borrowed this French-made, hand-held anemometer from Octave Chanute and used it to measure wind speeds during their flight tests at Kitty Hawk.
84. GAL107_221014_0373.JPG: Results of the 1900 Glider Trials
85. GAL107_221014_0379.JPG: 1901 Wright Glider
86. GAL107_221014_0385.JPG: Return to Kitty Hawk The 1901 Wright Glider
87. GAL107_221014_0390.JPG: Wilbur's Speech
88. GAL107_221014_0391.JPG: "Some Aeronautical Experiments" (reproduction) The disappointment Wilbur and Orville felt as they left Kitty Hawk did not last long. Shortly after they returned to Dayton, aviation pioneer Octave Chanute invited them to speak before the prestigious Western Society of Engineers on their recent gliding experiments. At the society's meeting in September 1901, Wilbur presented a paper modestly titled, "Some Aeronautical Experiments." He discussed the design concepts he and Orville had developed and the lessons they had learned through the flight testing. The speech was a remarkably concise and insightful statement of the problem of flight as it stood in the fall of 1901. The presentation was well received, and it boosted the Wrights' confidence.
89. GAL107_221014_0392.JPG: The Biggest Glider Yet
90. GAL107_221014_0394.JPG: Flight Testing the 1901 Glider
91. GAL107_221014_0399.JPG: Results of the 1901 Glider Trials
92. GAL107_221014_0402.JPG: Back to the Drawing Board
93. GAL107_221014_0410.JPG: The 1900 Glider
94. GAL107_221014_0415.JPG: The 1902 Glider
95. GAL107_221014_0418.JPG: The 1903 Wright Flier
96. GAL107_221014_0427.JPG: Historical Label for the 1903 Wright Flyer
97. GAL107_221014_0434.JPG: 1903 Wright Flyer
98. GAL107_221014_0436.JPG: This is the Real Wright Flyer Many reproductions of the Wright Flyer have been made, but this is the actual airplane built and flown by the Wright brothers in 1903. The fabric covering was replaced by the Museum in1985, hence the newer appearance.
99. GAL107_221014_0454.JPG: Doubts About Data
100. GAL107_221014_0456.JPG: The Wright Wind Tunnel
101. GAL107_221014_0460.JPG: The Wrights Build a Wind Tunnel
102. GAL107_221014_0462.JPG: The Wrights' First Wind Tunnel
103. GAL107_221014_0465.JPG: A Proof of Concept
104. GAL107_221014_0467.JPG: Scraps of Wallpaper from the Wind Tunnel
105. GAL107_221014_0470.JPG: Wright Wind Tunnel Balances What made the Wrights' wind tunnel unique were the instruments they designed and built to measure lift and drag. Called balances, after the force-balancing concept, these instruments measured the forces of lift and drag acting on a wing in terms that could be used in the equations. The balances were made from old hacksaw blades and bicycle spokes. They looked crude, but their design was quite sophisticated. Largely the work of Orville, they represent a solid understanding of geometry, mathematics, and aerodynamic forces, and illustrate the Wrights' engineering talents at their finest.
106. GAL107_221014_0473.JPG: The Wrights' Large Wind Tunnel
107. GAL107_221014_0475.JPG: Collecting New Data
108. GAL107_221014_0477.JPG: Recording the Wind Tunnel Data
109. GAL107_221014_0480.JPG: Look at the curves in the wing shapes. The Wright brothers made and tested more than 200 wing shapes. What differences can you spot?
110. GAL107_221014_0481.JPG: Model Wing Shapes
111. GAL107_221014_0483.JPG: Model Wings Used in the Tunnel
112. GAL107_221014_0484.JPG: 1902 Glider Wingtip This wingtip is the only surviving piece from any of the three Wright gliders. The brothers saw the gliders simply as research tools, and because the aircraft were so beat up from flight testing and repair, Wilbur and Orville left them at Kitty Hawk when they went home. This wingtip was scavenged years later.
113. GAL107_221014_0494.JPG: The First True Airplane The 1902 Wright Glider
114. GAL107_221014_0495.JPG: The First True Airplane The 1902 Wright Glider
115. GAL107_221014_0497.JPG: Flight Testing the 1902 Glider
116. GAL107_221014_0498.JPG: Kiting the 1902 Glider
117. GAL107_221014_0500.JPG: 1902 Wright Glider
118. GAL107_221014_0502.JPG: "Well Digging"
119. GAL107_221014_0506.JPG: The First Fully Controllable Aircraft
120. GAL107_221014_0508.JPG: "Our new machine is a very great improvement over anything... anyone has built. Everything is so much more satisfactory that we now believe that the flying problem is really nearing its solution." -- Wilbur Wright, October 2, 1902
121. GAL107_221014_0513.JPG: "We now hold all records!" -- Orville Wright
122. GAL107_221014_0515.JPG: Damaged on the Ground
123. GAL107_221014_0518.JPG: The Wright Flyer From Invention to Icon
124. GAL107_221014_0525.JPG: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind
125. GAL107_221014_0532.JPG: Out of Sight But Not Out of Mind
126. GAL107_221014_0535.JPG: First Public Display
127. GAL107_221014_0542.JPG: Other Public Glimpses of the Flyer
128. GAL107_221014_0546.JPG: Court Testimony
129. GAL107_221014_0552.JPG: The Wright-Smithsonian Feud
130. GAL107_221014_0555.JPG: Roots of Distrust
131. GAL107_221014_0557.JPG: The Wright-Smithsonian Feud
132. GAL107_221014_0560.JPG: Glenn Curtiss and the Langley Aerodrome
133. GAL107_221014_0562.JPG: "Capable of Flight"
134. GAL107_221014_0564.JPG: A Bold Move
135. GAL107_221014_0567.JPG: The Flyer in Exile
136. GAL107_221014_0569.JPG: A Test of Wills
137. GAL107_221014_0572.JPG: The Feud Finally Ends
138. GAL107_221014_0577.JPG: Operation "Homecoming"
139. GAL107_221014_0583.JPG: Preservation and Study
140. GAL107_221014_0587.JPG: Preservation and Study
141. GAL107_221014_0588.JPG: Treatment by the National Air and Space Museum
142. GAL107_221014_0603.JPG: Secrets Uncovered
143. GAL107_221014_0612.JPG: Documenting the Wright Flyer
144. GAL107_221014_0614.JPG: The Wright Flyer: Invention and Icon
145. GAL107_221014_0619.JPG: "Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so that we could discover them!!" -- Orville Wright, June 7, 1903
146. GAL107_221014_0622.JPG: The Dream Fulfilled The 1903 Wright Flyer
147. GAL107_221014_0625.JPG: Obtaining a Patent
148. GAL107_221014_0626.JPG: Wright Patent Drawing Above is an early photomechanical enlargement of one of the drawings in the Wright patent granted in 1906. It was likely reproduced for ceremonial or souvenir purposes.
149. GAL107_221014_0632.JPG: Wright Patent US Patent 821,393, was granted on May 22, 1906, to Wilbur and Orville Wright for "new and useful improvement in Flying Machines." Note that the drawings in the patent are of a glider, not a powered airplane. The Wright airplane patent -- the basis for their many later patent infringement suits -- was for the 1902 glider, not the more famous 1903 airplane.
150. GAL107_221014_0642.JPG: Original Propeller from the Wright Flyer This is one of the propellers used on the Wright Flyer during its historic flights on December 17, 1903. The propeller and airplane were damaged after the final flight of the day. The propellers now on the Flyer are original Wright propellers made at a later time.
151. GAL107_221014_0648.JPG: Kiting the 1902 Glider
152. GAL107_221014_0651.JPG: Charlie Taylor The Wrights' Assistant
153. GAL107_221014_0653.JPG: Charlie Taylor's Tools Whether Taylor used any of these to make the Wright engine is not known, but he did own them at the time he worked on it.
154. GAL107_221014_0658.JPG: The Propulsion System
155. GAL107_221014_0659.JPG: The Engine: Crude but Clever The Aluminum Crankcase: A First
156. GAL107_221014_0662.JPG: How the Wright Engine Worked
157. GAL107_221014_0664.JPG: The Propellers: Rotary Wings
158. GAL107_221014_0668.JPG: Look at the Wright Flyer's propellers. They are curved like wing shapes! Making a propeller for the Flyer was more than just converting a boat propeller. The brothers realized that, for flight, the propellers had to act like rotating wings.
159. GAL107_221014_0669.JPG: Making the Propellers
160. GAL107_221014_0671.JPG: Chain-and-Sprocket Transmission System
161. GAL107_221014_0675.JPG: Flight Controls and Instruments
162. GAL107_221014_0676.JPG: The 1905 Flyer
163. GAL107_221014_0681.JPG: Creating a Practical Flying Machine The 1904 and 1905 Wright Flyers
164. GAL107_221014_0688.JPG: The First Published Eyewitness Account (reproduction) Amos I. Root, a beekeeping enthusiast and innovator from Medina, Ohio, traveled 175 miles (282 kilometers) to see the Wright brothers fly and witnessed their first circular flight. He published an account of that historic event in his journal, Gleanings in Bee Culture. It was the first eyewitness account of a Wright brothers' airplane flight to appear in print.
165. GAL107_221014_0689.JPG: American Flag This flag was flown on the 1904 Flyer at Huffman Prairie and was preserved by the Wrights' assistant, Charlie Taylor.
166. GAL107_221014_0695.JPG: The Aerial Age Begins
167. GAL107_221014_0698.JPG: Aviation 1902-1908
168. GAL107_221014_0703.JPG: The Wrights' Influence in Europe
169. GAL107_221014_0707.JPG: The Wrights in Europe
170. GAL107_221014_0709.JPG: Chasing the Wrights
171. GAL107_221014_0713.JPG: Seeking Their Due There was little press coverage of the Wrights' breakthrough flights in 1903, and they made no effort to publicize their flights at Huffman Prairie in 1904 and 1905. Concerned about the publicity other aviators were now getting with less impressive flights, the Wrights began a campaign to set the public straight on what they had accomplished. They published several articles in major magazines detailing their experiments. The most significant, entitled "The Wright Brothers' Aeroplane," appeared in Century Magazine in September 1908.
172. GAL107_221014_0721.JPG: "The Wrights have flown or they have not flown. They possess a machine or they do not possess one. They are in fact either fliers or liars. It is difficult to fly. It is easy to say, 'We have flown.' " -- New York Herald, February 10, 1907
173. GAL107_221014_0723.JPG: "Fliers or Liars"
174. GAL107_221014_0728.JPG: Wright Model A During their European tour, the Wrights flew what became known as the Wright Model A, a refinement of their 1905 Flyer flown at Huffman Prairie. 1:16 scale
175. GAL107_221014_0735.JPG: Le Mans
176. GAL107_221014_0738.JPG: Pau
177. GAL107_221014_0740.JPG: Italy and Germany
178. GAL107_221014_0749.JPG: The Century's First Celebrities
179. GAL107_221014_0754.JPG: Flying Before Royalty
180. GAL107_221014_0761.JPG: The "Vilbour" Celebrities often influence fashion. The reluctant Wilbur Wright was no exception. The green and wool cap he wore while making all his flights became a fashion fad. Known as a "Vilbour," copies of it appeared on heads all over France.
181. GAL107_221014_0764.JPG: Capturing the Public's Imagination
182. GAL107_221014_0765.JPG: Homecoming Celebration
183. GAL107_221014_0766.JPG: Dayton Welcomes the Wrights Home
184. GAL107_221014_0773.JPG: Key to Wilbur's hangar at the Hudson-Fulton Celebration
185. GAL107_221014_0776.JPG: The Hudson-Fulton Celebration
186. GAL107_221014_0778.JPG: The 1903 Wright Flyer This is the Real Wright Flyer
187. GAL107_221014_0781.JPG: The Wright Flyer Takes to the Air
188. GAL107_221014_0787.JPG: Engine Trouble Too Heavy?
189. GAL107_221014_0789.JPG: The "Grand Junction Railroad"
190. GAL107_221014_0791.JPG: A Toss of a Coin
191. GAL107_221014_0792.JPG: Look closely at the bottom of the Wright Flyer. The first airplane didn't have wheels and there wasn't a runway. Instead, it used a launching rail and a dolly to get off the ground. Can you find the launching rail and dolly it rode on for takeoff?
192. GAL107_221014_0797.JPG: Wright Launching Dolly This original Wright launching dolly dates from 1909, but it is similar to the one used in 1903, which does not survive.
193. GAL107_221014_0801.JPG: The 1902 Wright Glider
194. GAL107_221014_0808.JPG: Double Layer Fabric Covering
195. GAL107_221014_0810.JPG: Original 1903 Fabric from the Wright Flyer
196. GAL107_221014_0812.JPG: Wing Rib Construction
197. GAL107_221014_0816.JPG: The First Fully Controllable Aircraft
198. GAL107_221014_0818.JPG: Triumph
199. GAL107_221014_0819.JPG: Back in the Air
200. GAL107_221014_0822.JPG: Stopwatch The Wrights used this stopwatch to time the Kitty Hawk flights.
201. GAL107_221014_0827.JPG: Pocket Watch Orville carried this pocket watch while making the first flight.
202. GAL107_221014_0832.JPG: Telegraph Key The famous telegram from the Wright brothers to their father was sent from Kitty Hawk with his telegraph key.
203. GAL107_221014_0835.JPG: Message Home After the flights, the Wrights sent this telegram to their father confirming their success. It mistakenly states the longest flight as 57 seconds and misspells Orville's name.
204. GAL107_221014_0840.JPG: Find the Mistakes! Look at the telegram Orville sent to his father. There are a couple of mistakes. Can you find them?
205. GAL107_221014_0845.JPG: Marketing the Airplane
206. GAL107_221014_0851.JPG: Seeking a Military Contract
207. GAL107_221014_0854.JPG: American Flag This flag was mounted on the forward elevator of the airplane (right) in the 1908 Fort Myer trials.
208. GAL107_221014_0863.JPG: Passes to the Fort Myer flight trials (reproduction)
209. GAL107_221014_0866.JPG: Propeller fragment from the 1908 Fort Myer crash
210. GAL107_221014_0870.JPG: A Tragic Accident Halts the Trials On September 17, 1908, with Army observer Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge no board, the airplane had a propeller malfunction and crashed. Orville was severely injured and Selfridge died, the first fatality in a powered airplane. Orville resumed the flight trials after his recovery.
211. GAL107_221014_0876.JPG: Successful Return to Fort Myer Shortly after the triumphant European tour and the homecoming celebrations in June 1909, the Wrights headed back to Fort Myer to complete the Army trials interrupted by the 1908 crash. Wilbur was there this time, but as a point of honor, Orville did all of the flying to fulfill the contract.
212. GAL107_221014_0878.JPG: No Problems in1909 Over several weeks, the Wrights fulfilled each of the Army's requirements in Signal Corps Specification No. 486. The final one was a flight of 10 miles (16 kilometers) with a passenger. This flight also served as the official speed trial. The contract offered a 10% bonus for every full mile per hour above 40. Their average speed was 42.5 mph (68.4 km/h) which earned them a $5,000 bonus and brought the final purchase price of the airplane to $30,000.
213. GAL107_221014_0882.JPG: Wright Military Flyer, 1909
214. GAL107_221014_0888.JPG: War from the Air
215. GAL107_221014_0891.JPG: The Wrights and the US Navy
216. GAL107_221014_0892.JPG: This specification order form is from the Wright factory, for the US Navy's Wright airplane, which was designated the B-1.
217. GAL107_221014_0898.JPG: Selling Aviation
218. GAL107_221014_0900.JPG: Fledgling Firms
219. GAL107_221014_0903.JPG: Early Aircraft Manufacturing Brochures
220. GAL107_221014_0906.JPG: Drawings from Flight Magazine
221. GAL107_221014_0908.JPG: Flugmaschine-Wright Gesellschaft Catalog
222. GAL107_221014_0911.JPG: The Wright Company
223. GAL107_221014_0914.JPG: Patent Wars
224. GAL107_221014_0916.JPG: Court rulings in the Wright patent infringement suits (reproduction)
225. GAL107_221014_0924.JPG: Air Transport
226. GAL107_221014_0925.JPG: First Commercial Airplane Flight
227. GAL107_221014_0929.JPG: The First Airline
228. GAL107_221014_0930.JPG: Advertising the Airplane
229. GAL107_221014_0933.JPG: The Vin Fiz
230. GAL107_221014_0944.JPG: Aviation on Display
231. GAL107_221014_0946.JPG: Aeronautical Trade Shows
232. GAL107_221014_0947.JPG: Reims
233. GAL107_221014_0955.JPG: Look closely at the ball. Can you find Wilbur Wright's signature?
234. GAL107_221014_0961.JPG: Harvard-Boston Aero Meet Bombing Ball
235. GAL107_221014_0963.JPG: Wright Flying School
236. GAL107_221014_0966.JPG: The Wrights' Only Flight Together
237. GAL107_221014_0967.JPG: Look closely at the flight log. Can you find the Wrights' only flight together?
238. GAL107_221014_0972.JPG: Exhibition Flying
239. GAL107_221014_0974.JPG: Aerodynautics Education
240. GAL107_221014_0975.JPG: Korona Camera This Korona 5x7 camera is similar to the one used by Wilbur and Orville at Kitty Hawk. The Wrights' camera is in the collection of Carillton Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio.
241. GAL107_221014_0978.JPG: The Wrights as Photographers
242. GAL107_221014_0983.JPG: The Moment of Invention
243. GAL107_221014_0986.JPG: Taking Pictures Then and Now The Wright brothers' camera required a process to develop the pictures at home, after they took them. Today when you take a picture you can look at it right away. Imagine waiting days or event weeks to see a picture you took.
244. GAL107_221014_0994.JPG: Embracing the Impossible
245. GAL107_221014_1008.JPG: The Airplane and the Arts Aviation in Art
246. GAL107_221014_1017.JPG: The Airplane in Song
247. GAL107_221014_1025.JPG: Flight in Literature
248. GAL107_221014_1050.JPG: Brescia Air Meet Poster, 1909
249. GAL107_221014_1057.JPG: Cartoons and Illustration
250. GAL107_221014_1074.JPG: From Inventors to Icons
251. GAL107_221014_1075.JPG: "A Short Life..."
252. GAL107_221014_1078.JPG: Orville Alone
253. GAL107_221014_1080.JPG: Orville's Last Flights Orville (left) flew as a pilot for the last time in 1918 and as a passenger only a few times thereafter. Ironically, flying became an unpleasant experience for him because the vibration in flight severely irritated his sciatic nerve, a lingering condition from the crash at Fort Myer in 1908.
254. GAL107_221014_1085.JPG: The Wright Brothers National Memorial During the 1920s and 1930s, statues and memorial sprang up nearly everywhere the Wrights had worked or flown. The grandest is the 60-foot (18-meter) granite shaft, with feathered wings sculpted into the sides, erected at Kitty Hawk and dedicated in 1932.
255. GAL107_221014_1087.JPG: "A short life, full of consequences. An unfailing intellect, imperturbable temper, great self-reliance and as great modesty, seeing the right clearly, pursuing it steadily, he lived and died." -- From Bishop Milton Wright's diary, May 30, 1912
256. GAL107_221014_1088.JPG: "It is my belief that flight is possible, and while I am taking up the investigation for pleasure rather than profit, I think there is a slight possibility of achieving fame and fortune from it." -- Letter from Wilbur Wright to his father, September 3, 1900
257. GAL107_221014_1092.JPG: Eiffel Tower and the Garden, Champs de Mars, 1922 Robert Deluanay
258. GAL107_221014_1099.JPG: Wright Flyer Goes to the Moon To symbolically link the first airplane flight with the first human exploration of another celestial body, this sample of Wright Flyer wood and fabric was carried to the surface of the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11 in 1969.
259. GAL107_221014_1104.JPG: World-Changing Invention Only 66 years after the Wrights' first flight, humans walked on the Moon. Some people were alive during both of these events. What other inventions changed the world so dramatically?
260. GAL107_221014_1107.JPG: The aerial age has seen technology develop at an amazing pace. In one lifetime we advanced from the Wright brothers' 12-second flight in 1903 to landing humans on the Moon and sending spacecraft beyond the edge of the solar system.
261. GAL107_221014_1109.JPG: "Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many just so that we could discover them!!" -- Orville Wright, June 7, 1903
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Description of Subject Matter: The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age
October 14, 2022 – Permanent
The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped create an entirely new world.
The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age exhibition explores who Wilbur and Orville Wright were, what they achieved and how they did it, and how the world first reacted to their revolutionary invention. At the center of the story and the heart of the gallery is the 1903 Wright Flyer, one of the most iconic artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collection.
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