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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Wright Brothers Photomechanical Reproduction
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2014.0003
- Dates:
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bulk 1906
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.25 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This donation is a photomechanical reproduction enlargement ( 17 1/8 inch by 10 3/4 inch ) of the Wright Brothers drawing of their flying machine Patent No" 821,393 sheet one (original date March 22, 1903- patent date May 22, 1906). The patent has been expertly removed from the frame and restored to a presentation level. The dimensions of the framed patent are 18.25 inches by 26 inches.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Wright brothers inaugurated the aerial age with the world's first successful flights of a powered heavier-than-air flying machine. The Wright Flyer was the product of a sophisticated four-year program of research and development conducted by Wilbur and Orville Wright beginning in 1899. After building and testing three full-sized gliders, the Wrights' first powered airplane flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, making a 12-second flight, traveling 36 m (120 ft), with Orville piloting. The best flight of the day, with Wilbur at the controls, covered 255.6 m (852 ft) in 59 seconds. John Daniels was a crew member at the Kitty Hawk lifesaving station who took a photograph of the first flight that day.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Paul, John, and Eugene Keferl, Gift, Year received, 2013
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Wright Brothers Photomechanical Reproduction, Accession 2014-0003, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Keywords
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wright (Brothers) 1903 Flyer | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Patents | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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