Box 17A
Container
Contains 2 Results:
The field at Le Mans showing the hangar, grandstand, and launch derrick, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 28
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
Caricature postcard “L’Aviation a ses petits ennuis.”, Undated
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 4, Item: 28
Scope and Contents
Shows Wilbur Wright stitching the fabric on the canard elevator of the Flyer while French officials look on.
Dates:
Undated
