Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright - NASA's History Office

Report on recent available information on the
Wrights, including their letters of November 4, 1905,
to Captain Ferber, November 17, 1905, to Patrick
Alexander, and January 3, 1906, to Frank S. Lahm.
Dienstbach, [Carl]. Das Zweite Lebensjahr der
praktische Flugmaschine. Illustrierte Aeronautische
Mitteilungen, Feb. 1906, vol. 10, pp. 50—54.
A report on the 1905 Wright flights, with a German
translation of their letter of November 17, 1905, to the
author and a translation of selected extracts from articles
originally published in Gleanings in Bee Culture
above.
Die Versuche der Gebruder Wright im Jahre 1905.
Illustrierte Aeronautische Mitteilungen, Feb. 1906, vol.
10, pp. 48—50.
Editor expresses great doubt of reported Wright
flights. Includes Wrights letter of November 4, 1905,
to Captain Ferber.
Die Wright-Frage. Wiener Luftschiffer-Zeitung, Feb.
1906, vol. 5, pp. 30—34.
Based on reports on Wrights flights originally published
in L Auto in December and January issues.
Includes German translation of Henry Weaver s letter
of December 6, 1905, to Frank S. Lahm confirming
Wright flights, as well as their letter of January 3,
1906, to Lahm.
The Conquest of the Air. The Car, Feb. 21, 1906, vol. 16,
p. 8.
Reprints Chanute s letter of February 6 to the editor
giving details of the Wrights 1903-1905 experiments.
Mauni, Baron de. ¸ propos de la performance des fr res
Wright. La Vie automobile, Feb. 24, 1906, vol. 6, pp.
114—115.
Fly Fast in the Air. Wright Brothers of Dayton Make
Public Results of Recent Tests of Aeroplane. Motor Age,
Mar. 8, 1906, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 8—9.
Partially based on letter of Wrights to the editor,
Charles R. Root, February 7, 1906. Includes comments
by Orville Wright on Walter Wellman s proposed
trip to the North Pole by balloon.
The Experiments of the Brothers Wright. The
Aeronautical Journal, Apr. 1906, vol. 12, pp. 25—26.
Few details on Wright machine based on data
derived from L A rophile, January 1906, above.
The Wright Aeroplane and Its Performances. Scientific
American, Apr. 7, 1906, vol. 94, pp. 291—292, +illus.
Reports Wright brothers statement to the Aero
Aeroplanes and Flights
Club of America, March 12, 1906, and presents summaries
of answers to a series of eleven questions submitted
by the editor to the 17 persons listed by the
Wrights in this statement as having witnessed their
flights. Reprints in full reply of Charles Webbert,
March 21, 1906.
Chanute, Octave. Chanute on the Wright Brothers
Achievement in Aerial Navigation. Scientific American,
Apr. 14, 1906, vol. 94, p. 307.
Chanute s letter of reply, March 31, to the editor s
letter of March 19, requesting verification of statement
by Chanute published in Illustrierte
Aeronautische Mitteilungen.
The Wright Brothers Aeroplane. Pathfinder, Apr. 14,
1906, vol. 13, no. 641, p. 2.
Based on report in Scientific American, April 7.
The Wright Brothers Flying Machine and What It Has
Accomplished. Scientific American Supplement, Apr. 17,
1906, vol. 61, p. 25303.
Wright brothers statement submitted to the Aero
Club of America, March 12, 1906, reporting on their
flights to date.
The Wright Flyer, 1905. The Aeronautical News, May
1906, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 14—15, +illus.
Grimes, E. B. Man May Now Fly at Will. The Technical
World Magazine, June 1906, vol. 5, pp. 330—338, +illus.
Article on the Wright brothers based largely on, and
incorporating, their statement of March 12, 1906, to
the Aero Club of America.
Von den Gebr dern Wright. Wiener Luftschiffer-Zeitung,
July 1906, vol. 5, pp. 139—141, ports.
Translation by W. E. von L ssl of Wright brothers
letter of May 19, 1906, to the Weiner Luftschiffer
Verein and their enclosed communication to the Aero
Club of America, March 12, 1906, with added note by
the editor, Victor Silberer, that he is not convinced by
the testimony of the witnesses of the 1905 flights.
Maxim, Hiram S. The Recent Experiments Conducted
by the Wright Brothers. The Aeronautical Journal, July
1906, vol. 10, pp. 37—39.
Reprinted in the Aeronautical Journal, July-Sept.
1916, vol. 20, pp. 126—128.
General statement on significance of flights with
accompanying discussion by S. F. Cody, J. T. C.
Moore-Brabazon, and others.
La Costruzione di un aeroplano Wright, Il Seco XX,
1906, vol. VIII, pp. 419—424.
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