Replica, 1903 ‘Wright Flyer’ aircraft
Replica, of the 1903 ‘Wright Flyer’ aircraft, by The de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, 1948. The actual 1903 ‘Wright Flyer’: - designed and built by the Wright Brothers: Orville and Wilbur, achieved the world’s first successful heavier-than-air powered flight, on 17th December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States.
Replica, modelled from the original. Orville Wright (1871-1948) and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) made the world's first controlled and powered flights on 17th December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers developed a flying machine and learnt to fly over several years using gliders before fitting an engine.
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1948-268/1
- Materials:
- oak (wood), cotton (textile), cotton (fibre), linen (textile), steel (metal), leather, rubber (unidentified), copper (alloy), mahogany (wood) and pine (wood)
- Measurements:
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estimate: 275 kg
- type:
- replica, aircraft and aeronautics
- credit:
- The de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School
