Original 1901 wind tunnel airfoil and lift balance

Creator

Orville Wright

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Item Identifier Number

ms1_15_3_2

Creation Date

1901

Collection

MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection

Description

1901 wind tunnel airfoil and lift balance photographed by Orville Wright. An accompanying note by Ivonette Wright Miller states, "The airfoils used in the original wind tunnel were lost for thirty years - from about 1917 to 1947 shortly before Orville Wright died. They are now in the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia - sent there as directed by Orville Wright's will."

Publisher Repository

Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries

Document Type

Image

Media Type

Photographic print; black and white

Permissions

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Date Digital

9-7-2000

Digitization Specification

AGFA DuoScan T2000 XL

Spatial Coverage

Dayton, Ohio