Richard P. Hallion has been Curator at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, the Charles Lindbergh Professor at the National Air and Space Museum, and Air Force Historian. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Royal Aeronautical Society, and the Royal Historical Society, and an Honorary Member of the Order of Daedalians who has flown as a mission observer in a wide range of military aircraft.Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. To buy artwork, or contact the artist, visit adamtooby.com

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• Introduction 1899-1902: From kites to gliders and wind tunnel research1903: The Kitty Hawk Flyer1904-1907: Design refinement and the 1904, 1905, and 1907 machines1908-1909: Demonstrations in America and Europe & the Wright Military Flyer1910-1914: The later Wright Model B, EX, and others1915-1916: End of the Wright eraConclusion and Assessment Bibliography

Richard P. Hallion has been Curator at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, the Charles Lindbergh Professor at the National Air and Space Museum, and Air Force Historian. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Royal Aeronautical Society, and the Royal Historical Society, and an Honorary Member of the Order of Daedalians who has flown as a mission observer in a wide range of military aircraft.Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. To buy artwork, or contact the artist, visit adamtooby.com

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• Introduction 1899-1902: From kites to gliders and wind tunnel research1903: The Kitty Hawk Flyer1904-1907: Design refinement and the 1904, 1905, and 1907 machines1908-1909: Demonstrations in America and Europe & the Wright Military Flyer1910-1914: The later Wright Model B, EX, and others1915-1916: End of the Wright eraConclusion and Assessment Bibliography

Richard P. Hallion has been Curator at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, the Charles Lindbergh Professor at the National Air and Space Museum, and Air Force Historian. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Royal Aeronautical Society, and the Royal Historical Society, and an Honorary Member of the Order of Daedalians who has flown as a mission observer in a wide range of military aircraft.Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. To buy artwork, or contact the artist, visit adamtooby.com

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• Introduction 1899-1902: From kites to gliders and wind tunnel research1903: The Kitty Hawk Flyer1904-1907: Design refinement and the 1904, 1905, and 1907 machines1908-1909: Demonstrations in America and Europe & the Wright Military Flyer1910-1914: The later Wright Model B, EX, and others1915-1916: End of the Wright eraConclusion and Assessment Bibliography