Box 17A
Container
Contains 26 Results:
View from the lower right of Wilbur Wright piloting a Wright 1907 Flyer at Le Mans, France, between August 8 and December 31, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
Wilbur flew this aircraft at Le Mans between August 8 and December 31, 1908. Two fields were used for these demonstration flights, Les Hunaudières race course and the artillery field at Camp d'Auvours. The precise location and date of this flight is not known.
Dates:
between August 8 and December 31, 1908
Wilbur Wright in flight at Le Mans, viewed from the lower left., 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
Lower left view of Wilbur Wright in flight in the Wright 1907 Flyer at Les Hunaudières race course near Le Mans, 1908 Aug. 8-16
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
Wilbur flew at Les Hunaudières between August 8 and August 16, 1908.
Dates:
1908 Aug. 8-16
Lower left front view of Wilbur Wright in flight at Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
Lower left front view of Wilbur Wright in flight at Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
Wilbur Wright circling the field at Les Hunaudières near Le Mans, 1908 Aug.
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Scope and Contents
The Wright 1907 Flyer appears over the hangar and spectators.
Dates:
1908 Aug.
Front view of Wilbur Wright in flight at Les Hunaudières, Le Mans, 1908 Aug.
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908 Aug.
Front view of Wilbur Wright flying with a passenger, probably at Camp d’Auvours near Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
Distant view of Wilbur Wright flying alone at Camp d’Auvours, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 9
Scope and Contents
The observation tower and a huge crowd of spectators are visible in the far distance.
Dates:
1908
Left rear view of Wilbur Wright in flight with a passenger, possibly at Camp d’Auvours, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
