• A biplane gliding in the air down a hill. A person lays on top of the bottom wing, perpendicular to it, as they pilot the craft.
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    Wilbur Wright piloting the 1902 glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, NC. The Wrights added a vertical tail to their glider to deal with the lateral control problems experienced in 1901. The more graceful appearance of the 1902 machine over the previous gliders is evident in this picture.

  • A biplane gliding in the air down a hill. A person lays on top of the bottom wing, perpendicular to it, as they pilot the craft.

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