Object Details
- Owner
- Rick Young
- Summary
- The third in a series of gliders leading up to their powered airplane, the 1902 glider was the Wright brothers' most advanced yet. Reflecting their single, evolving design, it was again a biplane with a canard (forward) surface for pitch control and wing-warping for lateral control. But its longer, narrower wings, elliptical elevator, and vertical tail gave it a much more graceful, elegant appearance.
- Like the 1901 glider, this one also had a spruce and ash framework supported within pockets sewn into its muslin fabric covering. The fabric was again applied on the bias (the direction of the weave at a 45-degree angle). The wings were rigged with a slight downward droop to counteract side-slipping due to crosswinds.
- Credit Line
- On Loan from Rick Young, Richmond, VA
- Inventory Number
- I20031236001
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Aircraft
- Materials
- Wood
- Fabric
- Metal
- Dimensions
- Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft)
- Wing area: 28.3 sq m (305 sq ft)
- Length: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Weight: 53 kg (117 lb)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_I20031236001
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9083968be-2a9d-4dd2-904d-a84025856d9f
