the 1911 glider on kill devil hills. library of congress wright collection.
in 1911 orville wright returned kill devil hills new glider, accompanied english friend alec ogilvie. orville intended test automatic control system on glider, did not because of presence of reporters (he perfected system in powered airplane in 1913). glider had considered conventional tailplane rather front mounted elevator. pilot seated hand controls, rather lying prone in cradle, original gliders. in 65 km/h (40 mph) wind on october 24, 1911, orville soared above kill devil hill 9 minutes 45 seconds, breaking brothers previous record of 1 minute 12 seconds set in 1903 1902 glider. new record stood ten years until broken in germany.
general characteristics
crew: 1
length: 21.5 ft (6.5 m)
wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
height: (3m)
wing area: 300 ft² (28 m²)
empty weight: 170 lb (77 kg)
performance
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