I wrote:
> In 1913, Orville improved the basic designs and went back to Kitty Hawk, > where he set gliding records that stood for 10 years. > I thought it was 1913, but this source says 1911: http://isap.wright.edu/1911 Quote: "What of the Wright brothers? Strangely enough, Orville Wright returned to Kitty Hawk in 1911 to try his hand at more glider flights. In October, he broke all gliding records by staying aloft for 9 minutes and 45 seconds, a record that stood for a decade." Why "strangely enough"? Gliding was essential to the progress of aviation. Also in 1911, in the U.S., Cal Rogers flew the "Vin Fiz" (soft drink) airplane from New York to California . . . in one month. In short hops, including so many crashes that there was practically nothing left of the original machine by the time it arrived. He was killed a few months later in an air crash. - Jed
