File:WrightBrothers1899Kite.jpg

Summary

Description: Diagram of Wright brothers' 1899 kite, showing wing bracing and strings attached to hand-held sticks used for warping the wing while in flight.

Used in evidence circa 1920 in a patent lawsuit.

Source: Part of "The Dream of Flight" online exhibit in the American Treasures section at the U.S. Library of Congress.

Image with narrative text at this location: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/wb-achieve.html

Image only at this location: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/wb0056s.jpg

Author: Orville Wright

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