1900 Wright Glider

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The 1900 Wright Glider was the Wright Brothers' first glider capable of carrying a man. It was designed and built to test their wing warping concept, first tested on the 1899 Wright Kite, and first flew on October 5 1900, from Kitty Hawk. Initial tests were conducted without a pilot, and with the glider held down. Eventually a pilot was placed on board, and then free flights were made. It proved to be unforgiving, and on October 18, the glider was abandoned where it landed, before disappearing in a gale the following July.

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