Bar, oak, with two brass brackets, from Replica 1903 ‘Wright Flyer’ aircraft

Bar, rectangular oak, with two brass brackets at one end, from the 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.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1948-268/4
Materials:
oak (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal) and paint
type:
component - object
credit:
The de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School