Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Wright Brothers Glider

National Geographic Society, Those Inventive Americans, 1971


 The Wright brothers have a moment when a gust of wind interrupts a glider takeoff in 1911. No real damage, the next day Orville piloted the craft to a record breaking 9 3/4 minute soaring flight. The record lasted 10 years.

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  1. An unknown fact about the Wright Brothers is they had toyed with the idea of starting a ladder company before getting into making aircraft, as seen with this photo.

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