Photographs of the Invention of the Airplane

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Table of Contents

  • Photographs of Early Aviation

    Photographs of early airplanes

    Wright brothers photographs.

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    A Sample of the Wright photographs

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    Some of the images look posterized!

    Percy Pilcher


    Percy Pilcher's Beetle


    Percy Pilcher in Flight

    Pilcher images kindly provided by Philip Jarrett. For additional details on Pilcher, see Jarrett, 1987.

    Phillips


    Phillips 1904 Multiplane


    Phillips 1907 Multiplane II

    Miscellaneous Photographs


    Gastambide-Mengin I


    Archdeacon Floatplane


    Ferber Wright-type Glider


    Esnault Pelterie tests a modified Wright-type glider with forward elevons.


    Givaudan's less-than-successful design


    Bléroit III in an unsuccessful test, 1906.