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.