The history of aviation. A glider being launched from a hillside in Germany. The glider is parked. Several men stand nearby. The glider in flight overhead. The first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina on December 17, 1903. A still photograph of Wright Brothers' aircraft in flight. The pilot in a prone position while piloting the aircraft. Launching of Wright Brothers' aircraft in France on August 8, 1908. A launching tower, weight dropping and the take off of the aircraft are shown. Spectators in stands watch the air show. Headlines of a New York newspaper proclaim Wright's flight in France.
The history of aviation. Aircraft parked on an airfield in France. Wilbur Wright adjusts a transporting wheel on the airplane. He places the wheel beneath a wing and attaches it by the means of a strap. A horse and two wheel cart to which the rope is attached, pulls the Wright aircraft across the airfield. Two men pull the propellers through on the Wright aircraft. Wilbur Wright in the background making adjustments upon the aircraft motor. Men check the launching rail. The aircraft is moved into position on the launching rail. Men pull weight up to the top of a launching tower. Wright aircraft demonstration in France in 1908. Spectators attend the demonstration. They include military and civilian men and women.
The history of aviation. Wilbur Wright and a French journalist fly in an aircraft in France. October 3, 1908 headlines proclaim the event. Wilbur Wright and the journalist get into the aircraft. Launching of the aircraft. The aircraft in flight overhead. Pressmen standing on the airfield duck as the aircraft flies overhead. The Wright aircraft flies overhead.
The history of aviation. American aviator Glenn Curtiss at the controls of his first aircraft in Rheims, France in 1909. The aircraft starts to take off. Men stand in the foreground.
The history of aviation. The Wright aircraft in flight in the United States. The aircraft flies close to the ground. American aviator Lincoln J. Beachey stunts a Curtiss model aircraft. He flies the aircraft low over a road. A crowd along a fence watches him. Beachey adjusts his crash helmet. A stunt man stands on the wing of an aircraft in flight. 'Jersey Ringling' written on the aircraft. The stunt man grabs hold of a bar attachment under a wing. He hangs from it after switching airplanes by leg and hand only. He then releases his hand hold and swings using his legs.
The history of aviation. An early model aircraft with rotor attachment between each wing is parked at an airfield. The airplane does not successfully take off.
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