• Orville Wright is prepared for takeoff in a test using the 1902 Wright Glider. The Wright Glider is being carried by Wilbur Wright and Dan Tate.
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    Wilbur had made all the free glides with the glider since the beginning in 1900. On September 23, 1902, Orville finally got his first opportunity to pilot an aircraft. Here Wilbur and Dan Tate launch Orville in the 1902 glider.

  • Orville Wright is prepared for takeoff in a test using the 1902 Wright Glider. The Wright Glider is being carried by Wilbur Wright and Dan Tate.

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