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

C [lery], A. Les pr paratifs de Wilbur Wright.
L A rophile, July 1, 1908, vol. 16, pp. 250—251, +illus.
Further statement on Wilbur Wright s plans based
on an interview with L on Boll e as reported in
L Auto. Gives details on the Wright machine and conditions
of the Wright contract with the Weiller syndicate
in France.
Philos. Les pr paratifs de Wilbur Wright. L A rophile,
July 15, 1908, vol. 16, p. 279.
Reports Wilbur Wright s early July activities.
Selfridge, Thomas. A Brief Sketch of the Art of Aviation.
Bulletin of the Aerial Experiment Association, July 20,
1908, no. II, pp. 3—44.
Includes discussion of the early Wright flying
experiments, pp. 25—28.
Bain, George G. The Man Bird and His Flight.
Broadway Magazine, Aug. 1908, vol. 21, pp. 170—181,
+illus.
Includes reference to the Wright brothers and their
machine.
"Disclosure" of Wright Brothers Secret. Aeronautics.
Aug. 1908, vol. 3, no. 2, p. 42.
Editorial comment on recent stories about the
Wrights.
Newton, Byron R. On the Wings of the Wind. Van
Norden Magazine, Aug. 1908, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 49—57,
+illus.
Abridged with title, The Wright Airship, Literary
Digest, Aug. 29, 1908, vol. 37, pp. 269—270.
Article dealing with the forthcoming Fort Myer
Wright tests, with a discussion of the Wright aeroplane
and earlier Wright experiments.
Les exp riences de Wilbur Wright. Un accident,
L A rophile, Aug. 15, 1908, vol. 16, p. 328.
Mention of accident August 13, in which one wing
was slightly damaged.
Voisin, Charles, and Voisin, Gabriel. La solution am ricaine.
[Signed Les Freres Voisin] La Revue de l aviation,
Aug. 15, 1908, vol. 3, no. 21, pp. 1—2.
Authors take Francois Peyrey to task, disputing his
statement about the Wright aeroplane in L Auto, contending
that the necessary calculations for the building
of this type aeroplane were published in an article
by Commander Renard in La Revue de L Aviation, in
1888.
Wilbur Wrights envole! La Vie au grand air, Aug. 15,
1908, vol. 14, pp. 127—130, +illus.
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How Wilbur Wright Flies. Motor London, Aug. 18,
1908, vol. 14, pp. 64—66, +illus.
Reports his flights, August 8-13.
The Mystery of the Wrights. Automotor Journal, Aug.
22, 1908, vol. 13, pp. 1120—1122, +illus.
Peyrey, Francois. Wilbur Wright s entraine. La Vie au
grand air, Aug. 22, 1908, vol. 14, pp. 132—133,
138—139, +illus.
Wilbur Wright Has an Accident. Automotor Journal,
Aug. 22, 1908, vol. 13, p. 1122.
Reports his accident, August 13, when he damaged
a wing on landing.
Neue Flugversuche. [Signed kr.] Illustrierte
Aeronautische Mitteilungen, Aug. 26, 1908, vol. 12, pp.
510—512, +illus.
Summarizes Wilbur Wright s flights, August 8, 10,
11, 12, and 13 at Le Mans.
Vorreiter, Ansbert. Erstes Deb t des Drachenfliegers der
Gebr der Wright in Europa. Prometheus, Aug. 26, 1908,
vol. 19, pp. 765—766.
Reports Wilbur Wright s flight of August 8 at Le
Mans.
Peyrey, Francois. Wilber Wright au Camp d Auvours. La
Vie au grand air, Aug. 29, 1908, vol. 14, pp. 152—153,
+illus.
The Wright Aeroplane in France. Collier s, Aug. 29,
1908, vol. 41, no. 23, p. 4, +illus.
The Wright Brothers Aeroplane in France and the United
States. Scientific American, Aug. 29, 1908, vol. 99, pp.
140—141.
Presents brief general description of their aeroplane,
quoting in part from the Wrights Century
Magazine article, September 1908.
Wilbur Wright Makes Successful Flight. Motor, London,
Aug. 11, 1908, vol. 14, p. 42.
Reports Wilbur s flight of August 8, at Les
Hunaudi res Race Course, near Le Mans.
Recent Aeroplane Experiments. Engineering Magazine,
Aug. 14, 1908, vol. 86, p. 216, +illus.
Brief mention of August flights of Wilbur Wright.
L Aeroplane Wright. La Revue de l aviation, Aug. 15,
1908, vol. 3, no. 21, pp. 9—11 and 1 page supplement.
Reports Wilbur s flights, August 8-13.