Box 19A
Container
Contains 121 Results:
Wright Model A Flyer in flight with a passenger at Huffman Prairie, circa 1910
Item — Box: 19A, Folder: 4, Item: 36
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
While at Simms Station in 1910, the Wright Brothers flew the Wright Model A Flyer (Wright 1907 machine) from May 10 to May 20. From May 21 to October 14, they flew the Wright Model B Flyer. The transition from the Wright Model A Flyer (1907-type machine) was gradual. Orville and Wilbur Wright both experimented with placement of the horizontal control surfaces in 1909. In 1910 they applied a fixed horizontal stabilizer to the tail of the Model A. It was then made moveable, working in...
Dates:
circa 1910
